戚
KANJI DETAIL
relatives
On readingせき11 strokesN2
Radical 戈 · halberdStroke order
Loading the stroke order for 戚.
Japanese readings
- On reading
- せき
- Kun reading
- None
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: 戚 has 11 strokes and the on-reading せき. 親戚 (しんせき) and 姻戚 (いんせき) describe family relationships.
- Basic usage: 親戚 refers broadly to relatives; 姻戚 focuses on relationships formed through marriage.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Relatives and relatives by marriage
- 遠くの親戚 refers to distant relatives who gathered at the house for New Year. 母の親戚 means relatives on the mother's side.
- 結婚を機に姻戚となった means that two families became related through marriage. 遠方の姻戚 refers to relatives by marriage living far away.