Family 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.

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