clan

氏族

同じ祖先を持つ、または持つと信じる家族からなる大きな集団。

やさしい英語で： A large group of families who share, or believe they share, an ancestor.

• She belongs to a Scottish clan.
• The clan gathers every summer.
• Each clan tells stories about its first ancestor.

類義語： kinship group

よく使う表現： family clan, Scottish clan, clan chief, clan members

氏族、一族

政治上の問題で共に行動する、血縁のある家族の集団。

やさしい英語で： A group of related families that acts together in political matters.

• One clan controls the local council.
• The rival clans agreed to share power.
• Several families formed a clan to defend their territory.

類義語： canton

よく使う表現： ruling clan, powerful clan, rival clan