Today’s Kanji is “族” (zoku); Kanji for “family”.
Handwritten Kanji “族” (zoku)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “族”
| 漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
| 族 | ゾク やから |
zoku yakara |
11 | 方 | family |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “族”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 家族 | かぞく | Kazoku | Family |
| 暴走族 | ぼうそうぞく | Bōsōzoku | Motorcycle gang |
| マサイ族 | まさいぞく | Masai-zoku | Maasai people |
