Meaning of 族 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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族
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Kana Readingぞく
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Romajizoku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix
- Meaning
- tribe; clan; band
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- (taxonomical) tribe
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- group (of the periodic table)
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Example Sentences
族, ぞく used in context
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The Zulu tribe in South Africa has its own language.
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There are people called Incas in South America.
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The Mayas made their balls out of rubber.
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First came the Celts in 600 B. C.
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ボーラの扱いはとても難しいが、古代インカ族はそれがとてもうまかった。
It is very difficult to handle the bola, but the ancient Incas were very good at it.
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クスコは海抜３５００メーターにあり、そこで多くのインカ族に会うことができる。
Cuzco lies about 3,500 meters above sea level, and you can still see many Incas there.
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