English–Japanese
“blood relative” in Japanese
Japanese
Pronunciation
Romajinikushin
Example
彼は私の肉親です。kare wa watashi no niku shin de su
He is my blood relative.
How to say “blood relative” in Japanese
“Blood relative” in Japanese is 肉親 (nikushin).
Points to a close family relationship based on biological descent.
Example sentences with 肉親
離れて暮らす肉親とも、定期的に連絡を取っています。hana re te ku ra su niku shin to mo tei ki teki ni ren raku o to tte i ma su
I also stay in regular contact with blood relatives who live far away.
Tips for using 肉親
- Japanese writing often uses 肉親 (nikushin) in the phrase 肉親の情 (nikushin no jō), which gives the word a more formal and solemn tone than the everyday term 家族 (kazoku).