In Japanese language, the vocabulary for family relationships differ according to whether you are talking about your own family or someone else's family.
| English | Japanese (own family) | Japanese (someone else's family) |
| father | chichi 父 | otousan お父さん |
| mother | haha 母 | okaasan お母さん |
| older brother | ani 兄 | oniisan お兄さん |
| older sister | ane 姉 | oneesan お姉さん |
| younger brother | otouto 弟 | otoutosan 弟さん |
| younger sister | imouto 妹 | imoutosan 妹さん |
| husband | otto 夫 | goshujin ご主人 |
| wife | tsuma 妻 | okusan 奥さん |
| son | musuko 息子 | musukosan 息子さん |
| daughter | musume 娘 | ojousanお嬢さん |
| grandfather | sofu 祖父 | ojiisan お祖父さん |
| grandmother | sobo 祖母 | obaasan お祖母さん |
| uncle | oji 叔父 | ojisan 叔父さん |
| aunt | oba 叔母 | obasan 叔母さん |
| cousin | itoko | anata no itoko |
Other useful vocabulary relating to family relationships are shown in the table below.
| English | Japanese |
|---|---|
| family | kazoku 家族 |
| parents | ryoushin 両親 |
| child | kodomo 子供 |
| sibling | kyoudai 兄弟 |
| cousin | itoko いとこ |
| relatives | shinseki 親戚 |
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