Family vocabularies

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かぞく

かぞく family りょうしん parents おや parent(s) ちち (my) father おとうさん (someone else's) father はは (my) mother おかあさん (someone else's) mother こども child, children, kid むすこ son むすめ daughter しんせき relatives いとこ first cousin はとこ second cousin おい nephew めい niece おじ uncle おば aunt まご grandchild, grandchildren ひまご great-grandchild そふ grandfather そぼ grandmother おじいさん old man, grandfather おばあさん old lady, grandmother きょうだい brother and sister, sibling あね (my) elder sister おねえさん (someone else's) elder sister

いもうと (my) younger sister いもうとさん (somebody else's) younger sister あに (my) elder brother おにいさん (some else's) elder brother おとうと (my) younger brother しゅじん speaker's husband ごしゅじん your husband, somebody else's husband かない my wife おくさん somebody else's wife はいぐうしゃ spouse ぎりの　ちち father-in-law ぎりの　はは mother-in-law うまれる to be born しぬ to die なくなる to die, pass away けっこん（する） (to) marry, get married りこん（する） (to) divorce べっきょ（する） (to) live separately どうきょ（する） (to) live together げんき healthy, fine, vigorous, cheerful びょうき illness, sickness ちょうなん eldest son ちょうじょ eldest daughter じなん the second son じじょ the second daughter さんなん the third son さんじょ the third daughter

Note

The names of Japanese family members are a little complicated. For example the names of one's own parents, brothers and sisters are different from others'.

Please refer to the table on the next page. It is the custom in Japan for the first son to live with his parents to take care of them.

	Related to the speaker	Related to others
family	かぞく	ごかぞく
parents	りょうしん	ごりょうしん
father	ちち	おとうさん
mother	はは	おかあさん
child, children	こども	こどもさん
son	むすこ	むすこさん
daughter	むすめ	むすめさん
sibling	きょうだい	ごきょうだい
younger brother	おとうと	おとうとさん
younger sister	いもうと	いもうとさん
older brother	あに	おにいさん
older sister	あね	おねえさん

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家族

家族 family 両親 parents 親 parent(s) 父 (my) father お父さん (someone else's) father 母 (my) mother お母さん (someone else's) mother 子供 child, children, kid 息子 son 娘 daughter 親戚 relatives いとこ first cousin はとこ second cousin 甥 nephew 姪 niece 叔父／伯父 uncle 叔母／伯母 aunt 孫 grandchild, grandchildren ひ孫 great-grandchild 祖父 grandfather 祖母 grandmother おじいさん old man, grandfather おばあさん old lady, grandmother 兄弟 brother and sister, sibling 姉 (my) elder sister お姉さん (someone else's) elder sister

妹 (my) younger sister 妹さん (somebody else's) younger sister 兄 (my) elder brother お兄さん (some else's) elder brother 弟 (my) younger brother 主人 speaker's husband 御主人 your husband, somebody else's husband 家内 my wife 奥さん somebody else's wife 配偶者 spouse 義理の　父 father-in-law 義理の　母 mother-in-law 生まれる to be born 死ぬ to die 亡くなる to die, pass away 結婚（する） (to) marry, get married 離婚（する） (to) divorce 別居（する） (to) live separately 同居（する） (to) live together 元気 healthy, fine, vigorous, cheerful 病気 illness, sickness 長男 eldest son 長女 eldest daughter 次男 the second son 次女 the second daughter 三男 the third son 三女 the third daughter

Note

The names of Japanese family members are a little complicated. For example the names of one's own parents, brothers and sisters are different from others'.

Please refer to the table on the next page. It is the custom in Japan for the first son to live with his parents to take care of them.

	Related to the speaker	Related to others
family	家族	御家族
parents	両親	御両親
father	父	お父さん
mother	母	お母さん
child, children	子供	子供さん
son	息子	息子さん
daughter	娘	娘さん
sibling	兄弟	ご兄弟
younger brother	弟	弟さん
younger sister	妹	妹さん
older brother	兄	お兄さん
older sister	姉	お姉さん