Japanese Vocabulary: Family Members In Japanese
Japanese culture is one of most ancient culture in the world, this is the reason why one must learn about its culture and japanese language is the first step to learn it. In this guide one will learn about family in Japanese.
Japanese Family
(家族) - (か ぞく) - (Kazoku )
Honorific words
| English | Kanyi | Hiragana/Katakana | Romaji |
| older brother | お 兄 さ ん | おにいさん | oniisan |
| younger brother | 弟 さ ん | おとうとさん | otoutosan |
| older sister | お 姉 さ ん | おねえさん | oneesan |
| younger sister | 妹 さ ん | いもうとさん | imoutosan |
| father | お 父 さ ん | とう | otosan |
| mom | 母 | はは | haha |
| mother | お母さん | okāsan | |
| grandfather | お じ い さ ん | おじいさん | ojiisan |
| grandmother | お ば あ さ ん | おばあさん | obaasan |
| uncle | お じ さ ん | おじさん | ojisan |
| aunt | お ば さ ん | おばさん | obasan |
| husband | ご 主 人 | ごしゅじん | goshujin |
| wife | 奥 さ ん | おくさん | okusan |
| son | 息 子 さ ん | むすこさん | musukosan |
| daughter | お 嬢 さ ん | おじょうさん | ojousan |
Humble Words
| English | Kanyi | Hiragana/Katakana | Romaji |
| older brother | 兄 | あに | ani |
| younger brother | 弟 | おとうと | otouto |
| older sister | 姉 | あね | ane |
| younger sister | 妹 | いもうと | imouto |
| father | 父 | ちち | chichi |
| mother | 母 | はは | haha |
| grandfather | 祖 父 | そふ | sofu |
| grandmother | 祖 母 | そぼ | sobo |
| uncle | 叔 父/ 伯 父 | おじ | oji |
| aunt | 叔 母 / 伯 母 | おば | oba |
| husband | 夫 | おっと | otto |
| wife | 妻 | つま | tsuma |
| son | 息 子 | むすこ | musuko |
| daughter | 娘 | むすめ | musume |
NOTE:
The humble words are used when you talk about your own family, for example when you say: "my father" in japanese will be: "watashi no chichi".
The honorific words are used when you talk about someone esle family, for example when you say: "your father" in japanese will be: "anata no otousan".
The honorific words also are used to call the person that you're talking, for example: when you talk to your father you have to call him otousan.
Examples:
My father and my brother play soccer.
父と弟の遊びサッカー。
Chichi to otōto no asobi sakkā.
My mother is cooking my favorite meal.
私の母は私のお気に入りの食事の支度をしています。
Watashi no haha wa watashi no okiniiri no shokuji no shitaku o shite imasu
My uncle got married this weekend.
叔父は、今週末に結婚した
Oji wa, konshū-matsu ni kekkon shita
My niece broke her leg when she and her friends was playing.
彼女と彼女の友人が遊んでいたとき、私の姪は彼女の足を折った。
Kanojo to kanojo no yūjin ga asonde ita toki, watashi no mei wa kanojo no ashi o otta.
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