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Family
| English | Japanese |
| (polite) family | gokazoku |
| family | kazoku |
| (polite) mother | okaasan |
| mother | haha |
| (polite) father | otousan |
| father | chichi |
| (polite) older sister | oneesan |
| older sister | ane |
| (polite) older brother | oniisan |
| older brother | ani |
| (polite) younger sister | imoutosan |
| younger sister | imouto |
| (polite) younger brother | otoutosan |
| younger brother | otouto |
| daughter | musume |
| son | musuko |
| aunt | obasan |
| uncle | ojisan |
| niece | meisan |
| nephew | oisan |
| cousin | itoko |
| grandmother | obaasan |
| grandfather | ojiisan |
| granchild | mago |
| siblings | kyoudai |
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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. |