族
ぞく · zoku
Tribe, clan, band, family
- (taxonomical) tribe
- group (of the periodic table)
Other ways to say “tribe” in Japanese →
high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
家族と一緒に夕食を食べます。
かぞくといっしょにゆうしょくをたべます。
I eat dinner together with my family.
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家族と初詣に行きました。
かぞくと はつもうでにいきました。
I went to the first shrine visit with my family.
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新年も家族と過ごせます。
しんねんもかぞくとすごせます。
I can also spend the New Year with my family.
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停電の間、家族とろうそくのそばで話していた。
ていでんのあいだ、かぞくとうろそくのそばではなしていた。
During the power cut, I was talking with my family by the candlelight.
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What does 族 mean?
Tribe, clan, band, family. It can also mean: (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table).
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ぞく (zoku). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
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