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tribe, family

JLPT N4 Grade 3 11 strokes
On'yomi
ゾク

族 means "tribe, family". It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 11 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is ゾク. Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.

族 in example sentences

  • だいかぞくなの?

    Daikazoku na no?

    Do you have a big family?

  • かぞくは4にんです。

    Kazoku wa 4nin desu.

    We are a family of four.

  • なんにんかぞくですか。

    Nannin kazoku desu ka.

    How many people are in your family?

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

Stroke order & writing

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Words that use 族

Common questions

What does the kanji 族 mean?
族 means "tribe, family". It is a JLPT N4 kanji.
How many strokes does 族 have?
族 is written in 11 strokes.
How is 族 read?
Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is ゾク.
What JLPT level is 族?
族 is a JLPT N4 kanji.