🇯🇵 Japanese vocabulary

Family Members in Japanese

The SPAIKING TeamJuly 27, 2026

家族の言葉は日常生活でよく使われます。家族のメンバーを知ることは、日本語を学ぶ上で重要です。

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Family Members in Japanese

EnglishJapanesePronunciationListen
motherhaha
fatherchichi
parents両親ryoushin
sister姉妹shimai
brother兄弟kyoudai
son息子musuko
daughtermusume
grandmother祖母sobo
grandfather祖父sofu
aunt叔母oba
uncle叔父oji
cousinいとこitoko
Good to know
家族を表す言葉は、敬語やカジュアルな言い方があります。

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