遺族 (いぞく) — bereaved family

遺族 is read いぞく and listed as a noun. Meaning: bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased.

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Related words

Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 遺族.

  • 遺言 ゆいごん will
  • 遺体 いたい (dead) body
  • 遺作 いさく posthumous works
  • 遺書 いしょ note left by a dead person
  • 遺物 いぶつ artifact
  • 遺品 いひん things left (to one) by the deceased
  • 遺産 いさん inheritance
  • 遺伝 いでん heredity
  • 遺児 いじ orphan
  • 遺構 いこう (archaeological) remains
  • 遺志 いし wishes of a deceased person
  • 遺影 いえい portrait of a deceased person