1People connected by blood or marriage; relatives. Nearly synonymous with 親戚, but a somewhat more formal word.
正月には親類が大勢集まって食事をする。
At New Year's, many relatives gather together to eat.
彼はその土地に親類が一人もいない。
He doesn't have a single relative in that area.
遠い親類よりも近くの他人のほうが頼りになることもある。
Sometimes a nearby stranger is more reliable than a distant relative.