Friday, April 8, 2011

Family

EnglishJapanese
(polite) familygokazoku
familykazoku
(polite) motherokaasan
motherhaha
(polite) fatherotousan
fatherchichi
(polite) older sisteroneesan
older sisterane
(polite) older brotheroniisan
older brotherani
(polite) younger sisterimoutosan
younger sisterimouto
(polite) younger brotherotoutosan
younger brotherotouto
daughtermusume
sonmusuko
auntobasan
uncleojisan
niecemeisan
nephewoisan
cousinitoko
grandmotherobaasan
grandfatherojiisan
granchildmago
siblingskyoudai
Notice that the first set of words has both a polite and a regular form. (The polite form is marked with (polite).) The polite form should be used when referring to others' families or when speaking to people in your own family. The other form should be used when referring to your family to members outside your family.

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