Japanese Vocabulary: Family in Japanese

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Vocabulary List

English Japanese Pronunciation
Father
Mother
Son
息子
Daughter
Brother
兄弟
Sister
姉妹
Husband
Wife
Grandfather
祖父
Grandmother
祖母
Uncle
おじ
Aunt
おば
Cousin
従兄弟
Nephew
Niece

Cultural Insight: Family Hierarchy

In Japanese, it is important to be mindful of the hierarchy within the family. Older siblings are referred to as 兄 (ani) for older brother and 姉 (ane) for older sister, while younger siblings are referred to as 弟 (otōto) for younger brother and 妹 (imōto) for younger sister.

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