身寄り・身より・身寄|みよりmiyori[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounrelative; relation

• Synonym親戚しんせきNeutralThe most general word for relatives. 「身寄り」 highlights relatives you can depend on and is common in the negative, as in 「身寄りがない」.
• Synonym親類しんるいNeutralRelatives by blood or marriage; synonymous with 「親戚」 but slightly more formal.
• Synonym親族しんぞくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Relatives within a clearly defined legal range; also used in phrases like 「親族一同」. 「身寄り」 stresses relatives you can depend on.
• Synonym縁者えんじゃWrittenWritten/formal prose. People you are connected to by kinship, however distantly; mostly seen in the set phrase 「親類縁者」.
• Synonym身内みうちNeutralFamily and close relatives, but also one's own people in a group or organization. 「身寄り」 stresses relatives you can rely on.
• Related縁故えんこWrittenWritten/formal prose. Personal connections or contacts, not limited to relatives; seen in 「縁故採用」, hiring through connections.
• Related血族けつぞくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Legal term for relatives connected by parent-child ties, including legal kinship through adoption; 「身寄り」 stresses those you can rely on.
• Related縁戚えんせきWrittenWritten/formal prose. In-laws and relatives generally; used infrequently.
• Related親族うからWrittenWritten/formal prose. Relatives within a clearly defined legal range; also used in phrases like 「親族一同」. 「身寄り」 stresses relatives you can depend on.

For relatives in general, say 「親戚」. 「身寄り」 is for relatives you can turn to for care, often as in 「身寄りのない老人」. 「身内」 means family or one's own people; 「親類」 is a slightly formal synonym of 「親戚」, and the rest are written or legal terms.

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1. 血縁けつえん者しゃ。身内みうち。親族しんぞく。親類しんるい。