親類

しんるい · shinrui · JLPT N2 · noun

relative

👪 親 (close, parent) + 類 (kind, category) = your close kind of people: relatives

Same meaning as 親戚 (しんせき), the more common word. 親 means parent or close, and 類 means kind or group, so 親類 is a group of close kin.

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