親類|しんるいshinrui[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounrelative; relation; kin
   彼かれは親類しんるいの者ものと意見いけんが合あわない。↗

   He disagrees with his relatives.

• Synonym親族しんぞくNeutralThe legal term, covering blood relatives within six degrees, a spouse, and in-laws within three; leans formal, as in 「親族会議」.
• Synonym親戚しんせきNeutralThe everyday word for relatives, as in 「親戚の家」; the most common choice in speech and almost interchangeable with 親類.
• Synonym縁者えんじゃWrittenWritten style for people connected by kinship; mostly seen in compounds like 「親類縁者」 rather than on its own.
• Synonym一族いちぞくNeutralA family of common descent, as in 「一族の長」; stresses the clan as a whole rather than individual relatives.
• Synonym身寄りみよりNeutralRelatives you can turn to for support, often in negatives like 「身寄りのない老人」.
• Synonym縁戚えんせきWrittenWritten and rare, for relatives and in-laws; in daily conversation say 「親戚」 instead.
• Related一門いちもんNeutralOne family or house, or the members of a school or faction, as in 「平家一門」 and 「相撲の一門」.
• Related眷属けんぞくWrittenWritten, with an old-fashioned air: one's family and dependents, but also followers or underlings.
• Related親族うからNeutralThe legal term, covering blood relatives within six degrees, a spouse, and in-laws within three; leans formal, as in 「親族会議」.
• Related肉縁にくえんWrittenWritten and rare for blood relatives such as parents and siblings; everyday speech prefers 「血縁」 or 「身内」.
• Antonym他人たにんNeutralSomeone other than yourself, or a person outside the family; it contrasts with 親類 as relatives.
• Antonym赤の他人あかのたにんNeutralA complete stranger with no connection at all; the emphatic opposite of 親類.

In everyday speech 「親戚」 is the usual word; 「親類」 is slightly more formal. Use 「親族」 in legal contexts, 「一族」 for the whole clan, and 「身寄り」 for relatives you can rely on. The opposites are 「他人」 and 「赤の他人」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 血族けつぞくや姻族いんぞくの総称そうしょう。親族しんぞく。
2. 父系ふけいの血族けつぞく。
3. よく似にたもの。同類どうるい。