As mentioned earlier, there’s a different way of addressing or talking about family members of another family.īelow is a list of Japanese vocabulary for someone else’s family members. Now that you’re comfortable talking about your own family, next we will look at words that you should use when addressing someone else’s family. My older brother is a university professor. When talking about or addressing your grandfather you can say そふ (sofu) while grandmother is そぼ (sobo). Grandparents in Japanese is そふぼ (sofubo). In this lesson, we’ll group the Japanese family words according to these groups. It’s made up of grandparents, parents, siblings, children, husband, wife, and spouse. Immediate family in JapaneseĪn immediate family is きんしんしゃ (kinshinsha) in Japanese. Use it when you’re in a casual and informal setting or situation. Remember to use these words when you’re talking about your own family. These terms are used commonly in Japan, so you will probably hear them quite often throughout day-to-day life. Getting familiar with these terms should be the first step to learning how to address family members in Japanese. In a while, you’ll be adding a few more words to your Japanese vocabulary. The Japanese family words are different when you’re talking about or addressing your own family members and when it’s a member of a different family. The family words vary according to whose family member are you addressing or talking about. The Japanese have different family words to address family members. The word “family member” in Japanese is かぞく の いちいん (kazoku no ichiin). わたし の かぞく は たべる の が すき です。(watashi no kazokuwa taberunoga suki desu.) So when talking about your family, you can say わたしの かぞく (watashi no kazoku) which means “My family”. The word for “family” in Japanese is かぞく (kazoku). In this guide, we’ll teach you the different Japanese family terms you can use to address your own family members and other people’s family. Each family members have their own name according to one’s relationship with that member.Ī Japanese family is made up of immediate family members such as father, mother, and siblings and extended families such as grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle, and cousins. This is evident in the language used toward them. The family members are treated with respect. In Japan, like in any other Asian country, the family is regarded as the most important sector of society. 2 Addressing family members in Japanese.
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