totem vs kin

totem and kin both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
totem	Yes	No	No	No
kin	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, kin is a hypernym of totem; that is, kin is a word with a broader meaning than totem:

totem: a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object
kin: group of people related by blood or marriage

Other hypernyms of totem include clan, kin group, kindred, kinship group, tribe.

totem (noun)	kin (noun)
emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians)	group of people related by blood or marriage
a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object	a person having kinship with another or others

totem (adjective)	kin (adjective)
	related by blood