Japanese Vocabulary – Extended Family

Japanese Vocabulary: Extended Family – Review Notes

Today we learned some extended family vocabulary in Japanese! Let’s go over what we learned today and then we will see a list of extra Japanese family vocabulary.

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Number 1:

★　家族 (kazoku) means family in Japanese.

★　A formal way to say family when talking about someone else’s family is ご家族 (gokazoku).

★　Today we will learn about extended family vocabulary. To learn basic family vocabulary such as “mom”, “dad”, etc., check out our other Japanese lessonhere.

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Number 2:

★　Grandmother in Japanese is おばあさん (obaasan)!

★　When talking about your own grandmother to other people in formal speech you should use 祖母 (sobo) instead.

★　You can also say おばあちゃん (obaachan).

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Number 3:

★　The Japanese word for grandfather is おじいさん (ojiisan).

★　When talking about your own grandfather to other people in formal speech you should use 祖父(sofu) instead.

★　You can also say おじいちゃん (ojiichan).

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Number 4:

★　The Japanese word for aunt is 伯母さん (obasan).

★　You can also say 伯母ちゃん (obachan).

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Number 5:

★　The Japanese word for uncle is 伯父さん (ojisan).

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Number 6:

★　The Japanese word for niece is 姪 (mei).

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Number 7:

★　The Japanese word for nephew is 甥 (oi).

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More Family Vocabulary:

兄弟　　　　　kyoudai　　　 brothers/siblings

姉妹　　　　　shimai　　　　sisters

双子　　　　　futago　　　　 twins

息子　　　　　musuko　　　 son

娘　　　　　　musume　　　daughter

To learn more family vocabulary, see our other Japanese lesson here!

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Conclusion:

We learned a lot of Japanese family vocabulary today! If you have any questions about how to use these words or if you want to know any other family vocabulary that we have not listed, leave a comment below!

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