“Same family” or “Clan” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “族”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “族” means “Lineage”, “Members of a same clan” or “Come together” etc.

Jouyou Kanji “族”

Jouyou Kanji “族” Stroke Order
| Stroke # |
11 Strokes |
| On-Yomi |
ぞく(zoku) |
| Kun-Yomi |
やから(yakara) |
| Meanings |
Clan, Family, Kinship |
| Circle, Party, Company |
| Arrowhead |
| Gather, Come together, Crowd |
| Punishment which punish not only the offense person but also punish all his family members |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “族”, and their meanings
| Words |
Meanings |
| 族生(ぞくせい-zo ku se i) |
Gregarious growth, Growing in clusters |
| 族制(ぞくせい-zo ku se i) |
Family system, Tribalism, (System in which groups are organized based on blood relationships) |
| 族長(ぞくちょう-zo ku cho u) |
Patriarch, Head of a family |
| 族党(ぞくとう-zo ku to u) |
Genus, Members of a same clan |
| 族類(ぞくるい-zo ku ru i) |
Same family, Clan |
| 遺族(いぞく-i zo ku) |
Bereaved family, Surviving family |
| 一族(いちぞく-i chi zo ku) |
Clan, Kindred, Lineage, Tribe, Family, Relatives, Dependents |
| 家族(かぞく-ka zo ku) |
Family |
| 華族(かぞく-ka zo ku) |
Noble, Peer |
| 貴族(きぞく-ki zo ku) |
Aristocrat, Noble, Peer |
| 皇族(こうぞく-ko u zo ku) |
Imperial family, Royalty |
| 豪族(ごうぞく-go u zo ku) |
Powerful family, Local ruling families |
| 士族(しぞく-shi zo ku) |
Descendant of a samurai, Samurai family |
| 氏族(しぞく-shi zo ku) |
Clan, Family |
| 種族(しゅぞく-shu zo ku) |
Race, Tribe, Ethnic group |
| 親族(しんぞく-shi n zo ku) |
Relative, Blood kin |
| 同族(どうぞく-do u zo ku) |
Homologous, Kindred, Consanguinity, Congener(Chemistry), Ally(Biological) |
| 蛮族(ばんぞく-ba n zo ku) |
Barbarian tribe, Savage tribe |
| 民族(みんぞく-mi n zo ku) |
Ethnic group, Race, Nation |
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