家族 – Family in Japanese

Family in Japanese is 家族かぞく. This word refers more specifically to one’s immediate family. That would be mom, dad, brothers, or sisters. Let’s take a look.

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How to say Mom and Dad in Japanese

If you are wanting to talk about your parents in Japanese you can say 両親りょうしん or 親おや. If you say 両親 that refers to both parents while 親 would be one parent. But, in everyday use 親 could also mean both parents.

お父さん - We need to talk about dad in Japanese

There are several ways to say dad in Japanese. When you are talking with family about your father ...

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When talking about specifically mom then the Japanese word is お母かあさん and dad would be お父とうさん. There are different ways however to say mom or dad depending on if you are talking about your own family, other’s parents or the situation.

お母さん – We need to talk about Mom in Japanese

How do I refer to my Brothers and Sisters?

兄弟きょうだい is the word for siblings in Japanese. So, if you had 3 siblings you could say:

私わたしは三人さんにんの兄弟がいます。
I have three siblings

You can also say the following if you are one of three siblings:

私は三人兄弟です。
I am one of three siblings

If you want to talk though about your brother or sister you have a few choices. お兄にいさん or 兄あにare the words for older brother and 弟おとうと is the word for younger brothers.

兄弟 – How to say Brother in Japanese

Next, if you are talking about your sisters you have a couple of words also. お姉ねえさん or 姉あね means older sister and 妹いもうと means younger sister.

姉妹 – How to say Sister in Japanese

Resources

• 兄弟 – Weblio