This article is an article on vocabulary relates with family. There are two kinds of type of addressing family depends on whose family that we are addressed. The first one is when we are stating or addressing our own family and the latter is when we are addressing someone else’s family. It has a
different way of addressing depends on the family itself.
Several family members from grandfather, grandmother down to father, mother through the children and also grandchildren terms is stated in the vocabulary lists. There are also anotherfamily members terms which is related as follows.
|
No. |
Family Member Name |
Kanji |
Hiragana |
Romaji |
|
1. |
Grandmother [ your own self] |
祖父 |
そふ |
sofu |
|
2. |
Grandfather [ your own self] |
祖母 |
そぼ |
sobo |
|
3. |
Grandmother [ other people] / Old-aged woman |
お祖母さん |
おばあさん |
obaasan |
|
4. |
Grandfather [ other people] / Old-aged man |
お祖父さん |
おじいさん |
ojiisan |
|
5. |
Mother [ your own self] |
母 |
はは |
haha |
|
6. |
Father [ your own self] |
父 |
ちち |
chichi |
|
7. |
Mother [ other people] |
お母さん |
おかあさん |
okaasan |
|
8. |
Father [ other people] |
お父さん |
おとうさん |
otousan |
|
9. |
Older Sister [ your own self] |
姉、姉貴 |
あね、あねき |
ane, aneki |
|
10. |
Older Brother [ your own self] |
兄、兄貴 |
あに、あねき |
ani, aniki |
|
No. |
Family Member Name |
Kanji |
Hiragana |
Romaji |
|
11. |
Older Sister [ other people ] |
お姉さん |
おねえさん |
oneesan |
|
12. |
Older Brother [ other people ] |
お兄さん |
おにいさん |
oniisan |
|
13. |
Younger Sister [ your own self ] |
妹 |
いもうと |
imouto |
|
14. |
Younger Brother [ your own self ] |
弟 |
おとうと |
otouto |
|
15. |
Younger Sister [ other people ] |
妹さん |
いもうとさん |
imoutosan |
|
16. |
Younger Brother [ other people ] |
弟さん |
おとうとさん |
otoutosan |
|
17. |
Aunt [ your own self ] |
伯母 |
おば |
oba |
|
18. |
Uncle [ your own self ] |
伯父 |
おじ |
oji |
|
19. |
Aunt [ other people ] / Middle-aged woman |
伯母さん |
おばさん |
ojisan |
|
20. |
Uncle [ other people ] / Middle-aged man |
伯父さん |
おじさん |
ojisan |
|
No. |
Family Member Name |
Kanji |
Hiragana |
Romaji |
|
21. |
Niece [ your own self ] |
姪 |
めい |
mei |
|
22. |
Nephew [ your own self ] |
甥 |
おい |
oi |
|
23. |
Niece [ other people ] |
姪御 |
めいご |
meigo |
|
24. |
Nephew [ other people ] |
甥御 |
おいご |
oigo |
|
25. |
Wife [ your own self ] |
妻 |
つま |
tsuma |
|
26. |
Husband [ your own self ] |
夫 |
おっと |
otto |
|
27. |
Wife [ other people ] |
奥さん |
おくさん |
okusan |
|
28. |
Husband [ other people ] |
ご主人 |
ごしゅじん |
goshujin |
|
29. |
Daughter [ your own self ] |
娘 |
むすめ |
musume |
|
30. |
Son [ your own self ] |
息子 |
むすこ |
musuko |
|
No. |
Family Member Name |
Kanji |
Hiragana |
Romaji |
|
31. |
Daughter [ other people ] |
娘さん お嬢さん |
むすめさん おじょうさん |
musumesan ojousan |
|
32. |
Son [ other people ] |
息子さん |
むすこさん |
musukosan |
|
33. |
Granddaughter |
孫娘 |
まごむすめ |
mago musume |
|
34. |
Grandson |
孫息子 |
まごむすこ |
mago musuko |
|
35. |
Step-Mother |
継母 |
けいぼ・ままはは |
keibo |
|
36. |
Step-Father |
継父 |
けいふ・ままちち |
keifu |
|
37. |
Mother-in-law |
義理の母 |
ぎりのはは |
giri no haha |
|
38. |
Father-in-law |
義理の父 |
ぎりのちち |
giri no chichi |
|
39. |
Foster Mother |
養母 |
ようぼ |
youbo |
|
40. |
Foster Father |
養父 |
ようふ |
youfu |
|
No. |
Family Member Name |
Kanji |
Hiragana |
Romaji |
|
41. |
Parents [ your own self ] |
両親 |
りょうしん |
ryoushin |
|
42. |
Parents |
ご両親 |
ごりょうしん |
goryoushin |
|
43. |
Eldest Son |
長男 |
ちょうなん |
chounan |
|
44. |
Eldest Daughter |
長女 |
ちょうじょ |
choujyo |
|
45. |
Foster Son・Adopted Son |
養子 |
ようし |
youshi |
|
46. |
Foster Daughter・Adopted Daughter |
養女 |
ようじょ |
youjyo |
|
47. |
Sisters |
姉妹 |
しまい |
shimai |
|
48. |
Siblings (Brothers), (Sisters) |
兄弟 |
きょうだい |
kyoudai |
|
49. |
Grandchild |
孫 |
まご |
mago |
|
50. |
Cousin |
従兄、従妹 |
いとこ |
itoko |