Family Members in Japanese - FATHER is おとうさん otoosan OR ちち chichi ??
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IN THIS LESSON WE WILL LEARN TO REFER TO FAMILY MEMBERS IN JAPANESE
When you learn how to explain your family in Japanese, it helps to expand your vocabulary and improve your communication skills in Japanese.
Compared to English, there are many more words to describe family members in Japanese. These words are according to age and the style (formal and informal). For example, what is a Japanese father-in-law called?
Let’s learn how to describe family in Japanese
More Vocabulary
家族 かぞく (Kazoku) : family
両親 りょうしん (Ryōshin) : parents (father & mother)
親 おや (Oya) : parent(s)
子供 こども (Kodomo) : child(ren)
兄弟 きょうだい (Kyōdai) : brothers
姉妹しまい (Shimai) : sisters
親戚 しんせき (Shinseki) : relatives
叔父 おじ (Oji) : uncle
叔母 おば (Oba) : aunt
甥 おい (Oi) : nephew
姪 めい (Mei) : niece
いとこ (Itoko) : cousin
EXAMPLES :
Here are some examples of Japanese phrases for family, so you have a better idea how to use the vocabulary above.
私の家族は、お母さん、お父さん、私、弟の4人家族です。
Watashi no kazoku wa, o-kā-san, o-tō-san, watashi, otōto no yo-nin kazoku desu.
My family has four members: mother, father, me, and my younger brother.
私は姉と妹がいる3姉妹です。
Watashi wa ane to imōto ga iru san-shimai desu.
I have an older sister and a younger sister, and we are three sisters.
私は兄と姉がいます。
Watashi wa ani to ane ga imasu.
I have an older brother and an older sister.
私は祖父と祖母が大好きです。
Watashi wa sofu to sobo ga daisuki desu.
I like my grandfather and grandmother very much.