Affines

Japanese: affines
Affines

…Kinship ties are linked across generations through parent-child relationships, and branch out through brother-sister relationships. These relationships that branch out and link together parents and ancestors are called “blood relatives,” but kinship ties are inseparably linked to marriage ties, and relatives related by marriage are called “affines.” In this way, kinship ties are formed through marriage, and the birth of children strengthens kinship ties. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "affines" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…親族関係は親子関係を通じて世代をこえて連鎖し,兄弟姉妹関係を通じて枝分れしていく。このように親や祖先を中心に分岐し連鎖していく関係を,とくに〈血族cognates〉と称するが,親族関係には婚姻による関係が分かちがたく結びついており,婚姻によって関係づけられた親族を,とくに〈姻族affines〉と称している。こうして親族の絆は婚姻によって形成され,子どもの誕生によって親族関係が強化されていく。…

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