Meaning & readings
tribe, family
Origin
This character combines a person radical on the left with a sound component on the right. The left side shows a figure representing people or a person, which connects to the meaning of "family" or "group." The right component provides a sound hint for how to pronounce the character. Together, the pairing of the person element with a phonetic component creates a character that means a gathering of people—whether a family unit or a larger tribal group. The visual emphasis on the human element reflects how the character's core meaning centers on people bound together.
AI-generated (claude-haiku-4-5), not yet reviewed. Formation type (automated guess): Pictographic or simple.
Components
This character is treated as a single, undivided shape (族).
Common words
Reference
- Strokes
- 11
- Kangxi radical
- 70
- Grade
- Grade 3 (Kyōiku)
- Frequency rank
- #393 (newspapers)
- Former JLPT
- level 3
- Unicode
- U+065CF