Words for family members and other relatives in Japanese. There are two sets of words for family in Japanese: one is used when talking about your family, and the other is used when talking about other people's families, and to older members of your own family. The former is labelled inf and the latter is labelled frm.
| Japanese (日本語) | |
|---|---|
| family | 家族 (kazoku) - inf ご家族 (go kazoku) - frm |
| relative | 親戚 (shinseki) |
| parents | 両親 (ryōshin) - inf ご両親 (go ryōshin) - frm |
| father | 父 (chichi) - inf お父さん (otō san) - frm |
| mother | 母 (haha) - inf お母さん (okā san) - frm |
| children | 子供 (kodomo) - inf お子さん (oko san) - frm |
| son | 息子 (musuko) - inf 息子さん (musuko san) - frm |
| daughter | 娘 (musume) - inf お嬢さん (ojō san) - frm |
| spouse | 配偶者 (haigūsha) 伴侶 (hanryo) 伉配 (kōhai) |
| husband | 夫 (otto) - inf 主人 (shujin) 亭主 (teishu) ご主人 (go shujin) - frm |
| wife | 妻 (tsuma) - inf 家内 (kanai) 女房 (nyōbō) 奥さん (oku san) - frm |
| siblings | 兄弟姉妹 (kyōdaishimai) |
| siblings (brothers) | 兄弟 (kyōdai) - inf ご兄弟 (go kyōdai) - frm |
| siblings (sisters) | 姉妹 (shimai) |
| older brother | 兄 (ani) - inf お兄さん (onī san) - frm |
| older sister | 姉 (ane) - inf お姉さん (onē san) - frm |
| younger brother | 弟 (otōto) - inf 弟さん (otōto san) - frm |
| youger sister | 妹 (imōto) - inf 妹さん (imōto san) - frm |
| uncle (older than parent) |
伯父 (oji) - inf おじさん (oji san) - frm |
| uncle (younger than parent) |
叔父 (oji) - inf おじさん (oji san) - frm |
| aunt (older than parent) |
伯母 (oba) - inf おばさん (oba san) - frm |
| aunt (younger than parent) |
叔母 (oba) - inf おばさん (oba san) - frm |
| cousin | いとこ (itoko) 従兄 (jūkei) - elder male 従弟 (jūtei) - younger male 従姉 (jūshi) - elder female 従妹 (jūmei) - younger female 従兄弟 (jūkeitei) - male (pl) 従姉妹 (jūshimei) - female (pl) |
| nephew | 甥 (oi); 甥っ子 (oikko) - inf 甥御 (oigo) - frm |
| niece | 姪 (mei); 姪っ子 (meikko) - inf 姪御 (meigo) - frm |
| grandfather | 祖父 (sofu); 爺 (jiji) - inf お爺さん/お祖父さん (ojī san) - frm |
| grandmother | 祖母 (sobo) - inf お姉さん (onē san) - frm |
| grandchild | 孫 (mago) - inf お孫さん (omago san) - frm |
| grandson | 孫息子 (mago musuku) |
| granddaughter | 孫娘 (mago musume) |
| father-in-law | 義理の父 (giri no chichi) 義父 (gifu) 舅 (shūto) |
| mother-in-law | 義理の野母 (giri no haha) 義母 (gibo) 姑 (shūtome) |
| brother-in-law stepbrother |
義兄 (gikei) 義理の兄 (giri no ani) - older 義弟 (gitei) 義理の弟 (giri no otōto) - younger |
| sister-in-law stepsister |
義姉 (gishi) 義理の姉 (gishi no ane) - older 義妹 (gimei) 義理の妹 (gishi no mai) - younger |
| son-in-law | 義理の息子 (giri no musuko) |
| daughter-in-law | 嫁姑 (yome shūtome) |
Corrections and additions by 柏木ゆう子 (Yuko Kashiwagi)
Hear Japanese family words:
Japanese family words
https://www.thoughtco.com/family-japanese-vocabulary-2028118
https://www.learn-japanese-adventure.com/japanese-family.html
https://takelessons.com/live/japanese/japanese-vocabulary-family-z05
http://www.punipunijapan.com/japanese-family/
More words for cousins
http://www.jisho.org/search/cousin
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