肉親

にくしん
JLPT:N1
Frequency:
1

A blood relative; someone related by blood (as opposed to by marriage).

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Examples

肉親が遠くに住んでいるので年に一度しか会えない。

My blood relatives live far away, so I can only see them once a year.

事故で肉親を亡くした人を支援する活動に参加した。

I took part in activities supporting people who lost blood relatives in the accident.

結婚すると法律上は肉親の範囲が変わることもある。

When you get married, the legal range of your blood relatives may change.

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