Family Members in Japanese

Want to know how to say father, mother, uncle, or aunt in Japanese? Below we have put together a list of the most important family related words in Japanese for you. For even more vocabularies, take a look at our learning resources for Japanese at the end of the page.

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Immediate Family Members in Japanese
Extended Family Members in Japanese
Other Family Related Japanese Vocabularies

Immediate Family Members in Japanese

English	Japanese
wife in Japanese	妻 (tsuma)
husband in Japanese	夫 (otto)
mother in Japanese	母 (haha)
father in Japanese	父 (chichi)
daughter in Japanese	娘 (musume)
son in Japanese	息子 (musuko)
grandfather in Japanese	祖父 (sofu)
grandfather in Japanese	祖父 (sofu)
big brother in Japanese	兄 (ani)
little brother in Japanese	弟 (otōto)
big sister in Japanese	姉 (ane)
little sister in Japanese	妹 (imōto)

Extended Family Members in Japanese

English	Japanese
aunt in Japanese	叔母 (oba)
uncle in Japanese	叔父 (oji)
cousin in Japanese	従兄弟 (itoko)
cousin in Japanese	従姉妹 (itoko)
niece in Japanese	姪 (mei)
nephew in Japanese	甥 (oi)
grandson in Japanese	孫 (mago)
granddaughter in Japanese	孫娘 (magomusume)

Other Family Related Japanese Vocabularies

English	Japanese
daughter-in-law in Japanese	嫁 (yome)
son-in-law in Japanese	婿 (muko)
brother-in-law in Japanese	義兄弟 (gi kyōdai)
sister-in-law in Japanese	義姉妹 (gi shimai)
father-in-law in Japanese	義父 (gifu)
mother-in-law in Japanese	義母 (gibo)
parents in Japanese	両親 (ryōshin)
parents-in-law in Japanese	舅姑 (kyūko)
siblings in Japanese	兄弟姉妹 (kyōdai shimai)
stepfather in Japanese	継父 (keifu)
stepmother in Japanese	継母 (mamahaha)
stepdaughter in Japanese	継娘 (mamamusume)
stepson in Japanese	継息子 (mamamusuko)

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Family Members in Japanese

Immediate Family Members in Japanese

Extended Family Members in Japanese

Other Family Related Japanese Vocabularies

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