What does kanji 戚 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 戚 is grieve.

How is kanji 戚 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 戚 are いた.む, うれ.える, みうち; the onyomi readings are ソク, セキ.

What is the main radical of kanji 戚?

The main radical for kanji 戚 is 戈.

What words use kanji 戚?

Example words that use kanji 戚 include 親戚, 姻戚, 縁戚, 遠戚.

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戚

Meaning

Kanji 戚

grieve

grieve, relatives

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: いた.むうれ.えるみうち
Onyomi 音読み: ソクセキ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Old form: N/A • Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 11
Radical: 戈
Components: ノ • 卜 • 小 • 戈
Kanji Kentei: Level 2
Similar Kanji: 盛 • 晟 • 城 • 誠 • 茂 • 戊 • 尗

Related vocabulary

Showing 13 common entries

Showing 13 of 13 entries that include this kanji.

親戚

しんせき

relative

姻戚

いんせき

in-law

縁戚

えんせき

relative

遠戚

えんせき

distant relative

外戚

がいせき

maternal relative

休戚

きゅうせき

weal and woe

憂戚

ゆうせき

grief

姻戚関係

いんせきかんけい

relation by marriage

遠くの親戚より近くの他人

とおくのしんせきよりちかくのたにん

a neighbour is better than a relative living far

親戚関係

しんせきかんけい

relations

親戚故旧

しんせきこきゅう

relatives and old friends

親戚知己

しんせきちき

relatives and acquaintances

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

親戚が東京から遊びに来た。

My relatives came from Tokyo to visit.

正月は親戚みんなで集まる。

All the relatives get together at New Year.

親戚に医者がいます。

I have a relative who is a doctor.

その子は親戚の家で育った。

That child was raised at a relative's house.

親戚からお祝いの電話をもらった。

I got a congratulatory call from a relative.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see people, character names, and anime titles. 4 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in people, character names, and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

戚業輝 Yehui Qi

戚容 Rong Qi