Japanese vocabulary – Family Members in Japanese
In today’s lesson, we will learn Japanese vocabulary about family members.
My Own Japanese Family Members
No. | Kanji | Hiragana | Romaji | Meaning |
1 | 家族 | かぞく | kazoku | Family / Family Members |
2 | 祖父 | そふ | sofu | Grandfather |
3 | 祖母 | そぼ | sobo | Grandmother |
4 | 伯父 | おじ | oji | Uncle (Older than Parent) |
5 | 叔父 | おじ | oji | Uncle (Younger than Parent) |
6 | 伯母 | おば | oba | Aunt (Older than Parent) |
7 | 叔母 | おば | oba | Aunt (Younger than Parent) |
8 | 両親 | りょうしん | ryoushin | Parents |
9 | 父 | ちち | chichi | Father |
10 | 母 | はは | haha | Mother |
11 | 兄弟 | きょうだい | kyoudai | Siblings / Brothers |
12 | 姉妹 | しまい | shimai | Sisters |
13 | 兄 | あに | ani | Older Brother |
14 | 姉 | あね | ane | Older Sister |
15 | 弟 | おとうと | otouto | Younger Brother |
16 | 妹 | いもうと | imouto | Younger Sister |
17 | 夫婦 | ふうふ | fuufu | Married Couple / Husband and Wife |
18 | 主人 | しゅじん | shujin | Husband |
19 | 夫 | おっと | otto | Husband |
20 | 家内 | かない | kanai | Wife |
21 | 妻 | つま | tsuma | Wife |
22 | 従兄弟 | いとこ | itoko | Cousin (Male) |
23 | 従姉妹 | いとこ | itoko | Cousin (Female) |
24 | 子供 | こども | kodomo | Children |
25 | 息子 | むすこ | musuko | Son |
26 | 娘 | むすめ | musume | Daughter |
27 | 甥 | おい | oi | Nephew |
28 | 姪 | めい | mei | Niece |
29 | 孫 | まご | mago | Grandchild |
30 | 義理の兄 | ぎりのあに | giri no ani | Brother-in-law (older than you) |
31 | 義理の弟 | ぎりのおとうと | giri no otouto | Brother-in-law (younger than you) |
32 | 義理の息子 | ぎりのむすこ | giri no musuko | Son-in-law |
33 | 義理の~ | ぎりの~ | giri no ~ | ~-in-law |
Someone’s Japanese Family Members
No. | Kanji | Hiragana | Romaji | Meaning |
1 | ご家族 | ごかぞく | go kazoku | Someone’s Family / Family Members |
2 | お爺さん | おじいさん | ojii san | Grandfather / Old Man |
3 | お婆さん | おばあさん | obaa san | Grandmother / Old Woman |
4 | 伯父さん | おじさん | oji san | Uncle (Older than Parent) |
5 | 叔父さん | おじさん | oji san | Uncle (Younger than Parent) |
6 | 伯母さん | おばさん | oba san | Aunt (Older than Parent) |
7 | 叔母さん | おばさん | oba san | Aunt (Younger than Parent) |
8 | ご両親 | ごりょうしん | go ryoushin | Parents |
9 | お父さん | おとうさん | otou san | Father |
10 | お母さん | おかあさん | okaa san | Mother |
11 | ご兄弟 | ごきょうだい | go kyoudai | Siblings |
12 | お兄さん | おにいさん | onii san | Older Brother |
13 | お姉さん | おねえさん | onee san | Older Sister |
14 | 弟さん | おとうとさん | otouto san | Younger Brother |
15 | 妹さん | いもうとさん | imouto san | Younger Sister |
16 | ご夫婦 | ごふうふ | go fuufu | Married Couple / Husband and Wife |
17 | ご主人 | ごしゅじん | go shujin | Husband |
18 | 奥さん | おくさん | okusan | Wife |
19 | お子さん | おこさん | oko san | Children |
20 | 息子さん | むすこさん | musuko san | Son |
21 | お嬢さん | おじょうさん | ojou san | Daughter |
22 | お孫さん | おまごさん | omago san | Grandchild |
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