親戚
しんせき · shinseki · JLPT N3 · noun
relative
👪 親戚 = parent/close kin (親) + kinfolk (戚): people close by blood
親 (shin) means parent or intimate, as in 親切 (kind) and 両親 (parents). 戚 (seki) is an old word for kin by blood or marriage. Sound hook: your SHIN-SEKI are the kin who SEEK you out at every family gathering.