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__NOTOC__ Kin usually refers to
kinship In anthropology, kinship is the web of social relationships that form an important part of the lives of all humans in all societies, although its exact meanings even within this discipline are often debated. Anthropologist Robin Fox says that ...
and family. Kin or KIN may also refer to:


Culture and religion

* Otherkin, people who identify as not entirely human * Kinism, a white supremacist religious movement * Kinh, the majority ethnic group of Vietnam


Places

* Kin empires and dynasties of China, now romanized as ''Jin'' *
Kin, Okinawa is a town located in Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. In October 2016, the town had an estimated population of 11,259 and a density of 300 persons per km2. The total area of Kin is . 59% of the land area of Kin remains under contro ...
, a town in Okinawa, Japan * Kin, Pakistan, a village along the Indus in Pakistan *
Kin, Ye Kin is a village in Ye Township in Mawlamyine District in the Mon State of south-east Myanmar. It is located on the right bank (northern side) of the Ye River The Ye River is a river of Burma. It has its source in the Tenasserim Hills and drains ...
, a village in Ye Township, Myanmar * Kin, Mogok, a village in Mogok Township, Myanmar


Arts, entertainment, and media


Music

* ''Kin'' (iamamiwhoami album), 2012 * ''KIN'' (KT Tunstall album), 2016 * ''Kin'' (Pat Metheny album), 2014 * ''Kin'' (Mogwai album), 2018 * ''Kin'' (Xentrix album), 1992 * ''Kin'' (Whitechapel album), 2021


Film

* ''Kin'', a 2000 South African-British film by
Elaine Proctor Elaine Proctor (born 1960) is a South African film director, screenwriter, novelist, and actress. Her film ''Friends (1993 film), Friends'' was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Caméra d'Or Special Distinction. Proct ...
* ''Kin'' (film), a 2018 American science fiction film


Television

* "Kin" (''Justified''), a 2013 episode of the TV series ''Justified'' * ''Kin'' (Irish TV series), crime drama set in Dublin * ''Kin'' (Singaporean TV series), a Singaporean TV drama series


Other arts, entertainment, and media

* The Kin, a group of women in the novel series ''The Wheel of Time'' * ''Kin'' (comics), a 2000 comic-book limited series by Gary Frank * "Kin" (short story), a 2006 short story by Bruce McAllister


Organizations

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Kin Canada Kin Canada (formerly the Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs of Canada) is a secular Canadian non-profit service organization that promotes service, fellowship, positive values, and national pride. Kin Canada is an organization whose members comprise K ...
, a Canadian non-profit service organization *
Kids In Need Foundation The Kids In Need Foundation is an American national 501(c)(3) charity that believes every child in America should have equal opportunity and access to a quality education. By partnering with teachers and students in under-resourced schools, Kids ...
or KIN


Transportation

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Kingston Railroad Station (Rhode Island) Kingston is a historic railroad station located on the Northeast Corridor in the village of West Kingston, in the town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island. It was built at this location in 1875 by the New York, Providence and Boston Railroad, repla ...
's Amtrak station code, KIN * Norman Manley International Airport's IATA Code, KIN


Other uses

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KIN (gene) DNA/RNA-binding protein KIN17 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''KIN'' gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a nuclear protein that forms intranuclear foci during proliferation and is redistributed in the nucleoplasm during the c ...
, a gene for a DNA/RNA binding protein *
Kin (mass) Traditional Japanese units of measurement or the shakkanhō (, "''shaku–kan'' system") is the traditional system of measurement used by the people of the Japanese archipelago. It is largely based on the Chinese system, which spread to Japan and ...
, a Japanese unit of mass * Kin, a cryptocurrency token by
Kik Interactive Kik Messenger, commonly called Kik, is a freeware instant messaging mobile app from the Canadian company Kik Interactive, available on iOS and Android operating systems. The application uses a smartphone's internet connection to transmit and re ...
* Kinyarwanda language's ISO 639 code, KIN * Kin or ''rin'', a Japanese standing bell * K'in, a day in the Maya Calendar * Microsoft Kin, a family of social networking phones developed by Microsoft


See also

* Jin (disambiguation), formerly romanized as ''kin'' in Chinese contexts *
Ken (disambiguation) Ken or KEN may refer to: Entertainment * ''Ken'' (album), a 2017 album by Canadian indie rock band Destroyer. * ''Ken'' (film), 1964 Japanese film. * ''Ken'' (magazine), a large-format political magazine. * Ken Masters, a main character in t ...
* Kin selection, an evolutionary strategy that favors the reproductive success of an organism's relatives {{disambiguation