noun, takes genitive case の

  1. clan, family.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
氏族 しぞく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

family name, surname, clan
シ うじ (4th, N1)
tribe, family
ゾク つぎ (3rd, N4)
flags flying, streamers
direction, person, alternative
ホウ かた なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン マン よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
dart, arrow
や シ (2nd, N1)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)