Japanese/Vocabulary/Family and people
< Japanese < Vocabulary Family and people
| English | Japanese | Reading | Notes |
|---|
| /(n) family/members of a family/(P)/ | 家族 | かぞく | |
| /(n) (hon) mother/(P)/ | お母さん/母さん | おかあさん/かあさん | |
| /(n) (hon) father/(P)/ | お父さん/父さん | おとうさん/とうさん | |
| /(n) (hum) siblings/(P)/ | 兄弟 | きょうだい | |
| /(n) (hum) older sister/(P)/ | 姉 | あね | |
| /(n) (hon) older sister/(vocative) "Miss?"/(P)/ | お姉さん/姉さん | おねえさん/ねえさん | |
| /(n) (hum) older brother/(P)/ | 兄 | あに | |
| /(n) (hon) older brother/(vocative) "Mister?"/(P)/ | お兄さん/兄さん | おにいさん/にいさん | |
| /(n) (hum) younger sister/(P)/ | 妹 | いもうと | |
| /(n) younger brother/faithful service to those older/brotherly affection/ | 弟 | おとうと | |
| /(n) grandfather/male senior-citizen/ | お爺さん/おじいさん | おじいさん | |
| /(n) grandmother/female senior-citizen/ | お婆さん/おばあさん | おじいさん | |
| English | Japanese | Reading | Notes |
|---|
| /(n) (hon) wife/your wife/his wife/married lady/madam/(P)/ | 奥様/奥さん | おくさま/おくさん | |
| /(n) (hum) wife/(P)/ | 家内 | かない | |
| /(n) (hon) your husband/her husband/ | 御主人 | ごしゅじん | |
| English | Japanese | Reading | Notes |
|---|
| /(n) (hum) aunt (older than one's parent)/ | 伯母 | おば | |
| /(n) aunt (younger than one's parent)/(P)/ | 叔母 | おば | |
| /(n) (hum) uncle (older than one's parent)/ | 伯父 | おじ | |
| /(n) uncle (younger than one's parent)/(P)/ | 叔父 | おじ | |
| English | Japanese | Reading | Notes |
|---|
| /(n) woman/girl/daughter/ | 女 | おんな | |
| /(n) man/(P)/ | 男 | おとこ | |
| /(n) girl/(P)/ | 女の子 | おんなのこ | |
| /(n) boy/(P)/ | 男の子 | おとこのこ | |
"For Japanese, family names are the worst growing pains"