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[るい()·えん()]
ruien
noun, no adjective

English Meaning(s) for 類縁

noun, no adjective
  1. affinity; family relationship

Definition and Synonyms for 類縁

Relation a person related by blood or marriage
Synonyms: 眷属, 縁戚, 縁故, 縁者, 縁辺, 肉縁, 血族, , , 親戚, 親族, 親族, 親類, 身寄り, 類縁
Affinity a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
Synonyms: 親和性, 親近感, 類似, 類縁
Affinity state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts
Synonyms: 姻戚, 由縁, 相性, 縁故, 親和性, 親近感, 類縁
Kinship relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
Synonyms: うち, へり, んち, ゆかり, , , , , , 続き合い, 続柄, , , , 縁故, 縁続き, 血縁, 親戚, 親族関係, 類縁

Meanings for each kanji in 類縁

» sort; kind; variety; class; genus
» affinity; relation; connection; edge; border; verge; brink

Categories 類縁 is a member of

Individual a human being
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Relation an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
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Kinship relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
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