族

Meaning

Tribe, family, clan · familia, clan, tribu

Readings

• On (音読み): ゾク
• Kun (訓読み): —

Example words

• 家族（かぞく）— family
• 民族（みんぞく）— ethnic group; people
• 水族館（すいぞくかん）— aquarium

Structure

Radical 方 (ほう・かたへん · Direction, square) · 11 strokes · school grade 3

Watch out

Compare 旅 (travel) — same left side, but 族 has an arrow (矢) on the right. Family size uses the people counter: 四人家族 = a family of four.