Japanese vocabulary: When talking about my Family

If you want to talk about your family, you can use the words above to describe your family member in Japanese.

Jun 17, 2023 - 12:36
Jun 13, 2023 - 16:51
Japanese vocabulary: When talking about my Family
  1. 家族(かぞく): A group formed by blood relationship or marriage. Including father, mother, brothers.
  2. 父(ちち): biological father or adoptive father.
  3. 母(はは): Birth mother or adoptive mother.
  4. 兄弟姉妹(きょうだい): Siblings of the same parents or siblings. Called "兄(あに)" (older brother), "弟(おとうと)" (younger brother), "姉(あね)" (sister), "妹(いもうと)" (sister) depending on depends on the number of brothers.
  5. 祖父(そふ): Grandfather (his father's father).
  6. 祖母(そぼ): Grandma (his father's mother).
  7. 祖父母(そふぼ): Grandparent (father of father and mother of father).
  8. 子供(こども): Children.
  9. 夫(おっと): Husband (after marriage).
  10. 妻(つま): Wife (after marriage).
  11. 親戚(しんせき): Relatives, relatives.
  12. 甥(おい): Nephew (son of a sibling).
  13. 姪(めい): Granddaughter (child of a sibling).
  14. 姉妹(しまい): Sister (if you are a boy) or biological sister (if you are a girl).
  15. 兄妹(きょうだい): Brother or sister.
  16. 双子(ふたご): Twins.
  17. 義理の父(ぎりのちち): Father-in-law (if you are a boy) or father-in-law (if you are a girl).
  18. 義理の母(ぎりのはは): Mother-in-law (if you are a boy) or mother-in-law (if you are a girl).
  19. 義理の兄弟姉妹(ぎりのきょうだい): Brother-in-law (if you are a boy) or brother-in-law (if you are a girl).
  20. 父方(ちちかた): Father's side.
  21. 母方(ははかた): Mother's side.

For example, you can use these words to talk about your family member in the presentation.
"私は兄と姉がいます。また、父方に叔父や従兄弟もいます." (I have a brother and sister. In addition, I also have uncles and cousins on my father's side.)

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