血縁

けつえん

Also written けちえん

Meanings

1. Noun blood relationship; consanguinity
2. blood relative

Kanji

• 血 blood. Read as ケツ.
• 縁 bond. Read as エン.

Example sentences

• 南諸島のコミュニティの中にはまったくの正反対の血縁関係のパターンが観察されるであろう。
  A diametrically opposed kinship pattern is to be observed among certain South Sea Island communities.

Words containing 血縁

• 血縁関係 (けつえんかんけい) blood relationship
• 血縁淘汰 (けつえんとうた) kin selection
• 血縁集団 (けつえんしゅうだん) consanguineous group

And 1 more.

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