Chinese

Noun

同族

1. (literary) of the same clan
2. (literary) of the same race

Japanese

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 同族 ‎(duwng dzuwk, literally “same + clan”). Compare modern Hakka reading thùng-chhu̍k, Min Nan reading tông-cho̍k.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) どうぞく [dòózókú] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [do̞ːzo̞kɯᵝ]

Noun

同族 ‎(hiragana どうぞく, romaji dōzoku)

1. someone or something of the same bloodline, clan, tribe, or group
2. a chemical element of the same group

Derived terms

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

• 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan