# 族 family

方 (direction / method / person) + (rifle) + 矢 (arrow)
★★★★☆
11 strokes
BETA

## Onyomi

ZOKU | Their whole family is BANDITS. (remember, bandit (賊) is also pronounced ZOKU)

## Mnemonic

| I am so fucking fed up with my family, if I had a rifle or an arrow I would point it in their direction. Right at the Thanksgiving table.

## Jukugo

家族(かぞく) | family ★★★★★ 家 (home) + 族 (family) = 家族 (family) your immediate family - parents, grandparents, siblings.
民族(みんぞく) | ethnic ★★★☆☆ 民 (folk) + 族 (family) = 民族 (ethnic) two meanings: 1) ethnic group, 2) folk (as in folk customs, folk music, etc)

## Synonyms

family 家族 家庭 親戚 妻子
race or ethnic group 人種 民族
the general public 大衆 公衆 民俗 民族 庶民