Family - Japanese Vocabulary
In Japanese, the terms of family relationships differ according to whether you are talking about your own family to someone else, or the other person's family.
| Talking about your family | Talking about another's family | |
|---|---|---|
| father | chichi ? | otousan ???? |
| mother | haha ? | okaasan ???? |
| older brother | ani ? | oniisan ???? |
| older sister | ane ? | oneesan ???? |
| younger brother | otouto ? | otoutosan ??? |
| younger sister | imouto ? | imoutosan ??? |
| grandfather | sofu ?? | ojiisan ????? |
| grandmother | sobo ?? | obaasan ????? |
| uncle | oji ??/?? | ojisan ???? |
| aunt | oba ??/?? | obasan ???? |
| husband | otto ? | goshujin ??? |
| wife | tsuma ? | okusan ??? |
| son | musuko ?? | musukosan ???? |
| daughter | musume ? | ojousan ???? |
| Useful Words | |
| kazoku ?? | family |
| ryoushin ?? | parents |
| kyoudai ?? | sibling |
| kodomo ?? | child |
| itoko ??? | cousin |
| shinseki ?? | relatives |
| Useful Expressions | |
| Kekkon shiteimasu ka. ????????? | Are you married? |
| Kekkon shiteimasu. ???????? | I am married. |
| Dokushin desu ????? | I am single. |
| Kyoudai ga imasu ka. ???????? | Do you have brothers and sisters? |
| Kodomo ga imasu ka. ???????? | Do you have children? |
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