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Family words in Japanese: parents, siblings, grandparents, spouses and children, plus the general words for family and relatives. Many languages, Japanese among them, distinguish older and younger siblings and sometimes your own family from someone else's, so read the meanings closely.
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๅ | ใใซ | my older brother | JLPT N5 | ๅ ใฏไผ็คพๅกใงใใใใซใฏใใใใใใใงใใMy older brother is a company employee. |
| ๅง | ใใญ | my older sister | JLPT N5 | ๅงใฏๅญฆ็ใงใใใใญใฏใใใใใงใใMy older sister is a student. |
| ๅฆน | ใใใใจ | younger sister | JLPT N5 | ็งใซใฏๅฆนใไธไบบใใพใใใใใใซใฏใใใใจใใฒใจใใใพใใI have one younger sister. |
| ใๆฏใใ | ใใใใใ | mother | JLPT N5 | ใๆฏใใใฏๆ็ใไธๆใงใใใใใใใใฏ ใใใใ ใ ใใใใใงใใMy mother is good at cooking. |
| ๅฅฅใใ | ใใใใ | someone else's wife | JLPT N5 | ๅฅฅใใใฏใๅ ๆฐใงใใใใใใใใฏใใใใใงใใใHow is your wife? |
| ไผฏ็ถ; ๅ็ถใใ | ใใใใ | uncle | JLPT N5 | ไผฏ็ถใฏๅป่ ใงใใใใใฏใใใใงใใMy uncle is a doctor. |
| ใใใใใ | grandfather | JLPT N5 | ใใใใใใฏๅบญใซใใพใใใใใใใใฏใซใใซใใพใใMy grandfather is in the garden. | |
| ใ็ถใใ | ใใจใใใ | father | JLPT N5 | ใ็ถใใใฏไผ็คพๅกใงใใใใจใใใใฏใใใใใใใงใใMy father is a company employee. |
| ๅผ | ใใจใใจ | younger brother | JLPT N5 | ๅผใฏๅญฆ็ใงใใใใจใใจใฏใใใใใงใใMy younger brother is a student. |
| ใๅ ใใ | ใใซใใใ | (someone else's) older brother (polite) | JLPT N5 | ็งใฎใๅ ใใใฏๅญฆ็ใงใใใใใใฎใใซใใใใฏใใใใใงใใMy older brother is a student. |
| ใๅงใใ | ใใญใใใ | older sister | JLPT N5 | ใๅงใใใฏๅคงๅญฆ็ใงใใใใญใใใใฏใ ใใใใใใงใใMy older sister is a university student. |
| ไผฏๆฏใใ; ๅๆฏใใ | ใใฐใใ | aunt | JLPT N5 | ใใฐใใใฏๅชใใใงใใใใฐใใใฏใใใใใงใใMy aunt is kind. |
| ใใฐใใใ | grandmother | JLPT N5 | ใใฐใใใใฏๅชใใใงใใใใฐใใใใฏใใใใใงใใMy grandmother is kind. | |
| ๅฎถๆ | ใใใ | family | JLPT N5 | ็งใฎๅฎถๆใฏไบไบบใงใใใใใใฎใใใใฏใใซใใงใใMy family has five people. |
| ๅฎถๅบญ | ใใฆใ | home or family | JLPT N5 | ็งใฏๅฎถๅบญใๅคงๅใซใใฆใใพใใใใใใฏใใฆใใใใใใคใซใใฆใใพใใI treasure my family. |
| ๅ ๅผ | ใใใใ ใ | siblings | JLPT N5 | ็งใซใฏๅ ๅผใไธไบบใใพใใใใใใซใฏใใใใ ใ|ใใใ|ใใใซใใใพใใI have three siblings. |
| ็ตๅฉ | ใใฃใใ | marriage, getting married | JLPT N5 | ๆฅๅนดใ็ตๅฉใใพใใใใใญใใใใฃใใใใพใใI am getting married next year. |
| ๅญไพ | ใใฉใ | young child | JLPT N5 | ๅ ฌๅใซๅญไพใใใพใใใใใใใซใใฉใใใใพใใThere is a child in the park. |
| ็ถ | ใกใก | my father | JLPT N5 | ็งใฎ็ถใฏไผ็คพๅกใงใใใใใใฎใกใกใฏใใใใใใใงใใMy father is a company employee. |
| ๆฏ | ใฏใฏ | my mother | JLPT N5 | ๆฏใฏๅ ๆฐใซใใฆใใพใใใฏใฏใฏใใใใซใใฆใใพใใMy mother is doing well. |
| ไธก่ฆช | ใใใใใ | one's own parents | JLPT N5 | ็งใฎไธก่ฆชใฏๆฅๆฌใซใใพใใใใใใฎใใใใใใฏใซใปใใซใใพใใMy parents are in Japan. |
| ่ตคใกใใ | ใใใกใใ | baby | JLPT N4 | |
| ่ฆช | ใใ | a parent | JLPT N4 | |
| ใใ | father or daddy | JLPT N4 | ||
| ๅคซ | ใใฃใจ | one's husband | JLPT N4 | |
| ่ตคใๅ | ใใใใผใ | baby | JLPT N4 | |
| ็ฅๆฏ | ใใผ | my grandmother | JLPT N4 | |
| ใไธปไบบ | ใใใ ใใ | someone else's husband | JLPT N4 | |
| ใๅฌขใใ | ใใใใใใ | someone's young daughter | JLPT N4 | |
| ็ฅ็ถ | ใใต | grandfather | JLPT N4 | |
| ๅญ | ใ | child | JLPT N4 | |
| ๅฆป | ใคใพ | my wife | JLPT N4 | |
| ๆฏๅญ | ใใใ | own son | JLPT N4 | |
| ใๅญใใ | ใใใใ | someone else's child | JLPT N4 | |
| ๅจ | ใใใ | own daughter | JLPT N4 | |
| ๅฎถๅ | ใใชใ | one's own wife | JLPT N4 | |
| ่ฆชๆ | ใใใใ | relative | JLPT N3 | |
| ๅพๅ ๅผ | ใใจใ | male cousin | JLPT N3 | |
| ๅพๅงๅฆน | ใใจใ | female cousin | JLPT N3 | |
| ใใ | mom | JLPT N3 | ||
| ๅซ | ใใ | bride; daughter-in-law | JLPT N3 | |
| ็ถ่ฆช | ใกใกใใ | father | JLPT N3 | |
| ๆฏ่ฆช | ใฏใฏใใ | mother | JLPT N3 | |
| ๅคซไบบ | ใตใใ | wife | JLPT N3 | |
| ไผฏ็ถ | ใใ | uncle older than parent | JLPT N2 | |
| ๅ็ถ | ใใ | uncle younger than parent | JLPT N2 | |
| ไผฏ็ถใใ | ใใใใ | uncle or middle-aged man | JLPT N2 | |
| ๅฐ็ถใใ | ใใใใ | uncle or middle-aged man | JLPT N2 | |
| ๅ็ถใใ | ใใใใ | uncle or middle-aged man | JLPT N2 | |
| ไผฏๆฏ | ใใฐ | aunt older than parent | JLPT N2 | |
| ๅๆฏ | ใใฐ | aunt younger than parent | JLPT N2 | |
| ไธปไบบ | ใใ ใใ | one's husband | JLPT N2 | |
| ่ฆช้ก | ใใใใ | relatives | JLPT N2 | |
| ้ทๅฅณ | ใกใใใใ | eldest daughter | JLPT N2 | |
| ้ท็ท | ใกใใใชใ | eldest son | JLPT N2 | |
| ๅฅณๆฟ | ใซใใใผใ | one's wife | JLPT N2 | |
| ็ถๆฏ | ใตใผ | parents | JLPT N2 | |
| ๅใฃใกใใ | ใผใฃใกใใ | (someone else's) son (often used as a respectful/affectionate term) | JLPT N2 | |
| ๅงช | ใใ | niece | JLPT N2 | |
| ่่ฆช | ใซใใใ | close blood relative | JLPT N1 | |
| ใ่ข | ใใตใใ | one's mother | JLPT N1 | |
| ่ฆช็ถ | ใใใ | one's father | JLPT N1 | |
| ๅญๆฏ | ใใใ | honored son | JLPT N1 | |
| ไผ | ใใใ | one's own son | JLPT N1 | |
| ๆฆ้ฃ | ใ ใใช | husband (informal) | JLPT N1 | |
| ๅฎๅฎถ | ใใฃใ | parents family home | JLPT N1 | |
| ๅฉฟ | ใใ | son-in-law | JLPT N1 |
Word lists: the widely used JLPT N5 to N1 sets after Jonathan Waller's tanos.co.uk lists (the JLPT publishes no official lists). Definitions adapted from JMdict by the EDRDG, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences are original Lock&Learn content.
The 67 family words below come from the JLPT vocabulary lists with their readings and meanings. Where Japanese has separate words for older and younger siblings, or for your own family versus another person's, the meaning column says which is which.
21 from JLPT N5, 15 from JLPT N4, 8 from JLPT N3, 15 from JLPT N2, 8 from JLPT N1. The level chip on each row says where the word sits, so you can stop at your level or read ahead. Beginner-level words carry a real example sentence; the rest show word, reading and meaning, with their sentences in the app.
Install Lock&Learn Japanese, then touch and hold your Lock Screen, tap Customize, tap the widget area and choose Lock&Learn Japanese. Enable the level packs these words come from (JLPT N5, JLPT N4, JLPT N3 and more). A word waits in kanji, the way the test shows it; one tap reveals the reading, the meaning and a real sentence.
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