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srebelk -

I need help with some kanji

affinity and family, is this correct?

Many thanks to all.



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srebelk -

Also, what's the meaning of this symbol by itself?

thanks to all










Lu -

The character in your second post, 近, means 'close' (as in 'not far', not as in 'not open').

親近 means close as in close friends, and I suppose the meaning can be extended to 'affinity'.
家 means home, not exactely the same as family.










adrianlondon -

Chinese characters are called "hanzi" (pronounced "han dzer").

Kanji is used to refer to Chinese characters which have been taken and used in Japan. They often
don't mean the same thing; they just look the same.










srebelk -

thanks Lu and adrianlondon

"家 means home, not exactely the same as family"

what's the most appropriate symbol for family?










imron -

Perhaps it would be better to tell everyone in more detail what you are trying to have the tattoo
express and then people can give you suggestions about the most appropriate characters to use.
With just the words "affinity family" it's difficult to know the context, and context is important
when choosing the correct characters. Case in point, sometimes 家 can mean family and sometimes
it can mean home. It just depends on the context.










srebelk -

in this case, affinity and family are separated symbols, my intention is not a context with this
words.










srebelk -

what is the translation for family?

is this correct?

thanks to all










cici* -

to some extent, you could say family is 家族。
家族 includes all the members in your faimily. It's very common to call all the members with the
same family name together with their wives and kids as a 家族。

But 家，you can use it as a part of 家族，you and your parents can be called 家 but couldn't
call it 家族。










srebelk -

What's the most appropriate symbol for family?
including father, mother, son and wife

thanks to all

any other?












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