kinship vs relation

kinship and relation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
kinship	Yes	No	No	No
relation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, relation is a hypernym of kinship; that is, relation is a word with a broader meaning than kinship:

kinship: (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
relation: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

As nouns, relation is a hypernym of kinship; that is, relation is a word with a broader meaning than kinship:

kinship: a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
relation: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

kinship (noun)	relation (noun)
(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption	an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character	(usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups
	sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur
	(law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time
	an act of narration
	a person related by blood or marriage