| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 家族 | かぞく |
Pronunciation: kazoku
How to Say It Outloud: ka-zo-ku
Usage: Used to refer to a family as a unit.
Example Sentence Japanese:
私の家族は四人です。
私の家族は四人です。Example Sentence English:My family has four members.
My family has four members.| Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|
| ファミリー | ファミリー |
Pronunciation: famirī
How to Say It Outloud: fa-mi-rī
Usage: Casual way of saying family, often used in marketing or informal contexts.
Example Sentence Japanese:これはファミリー向けの映画です。
これはファミリー向けの映画です。Example Sentence English:This is a family-friendly movie.
This is a family-friendly movie.Dictionary
家族かぞくCommon wordjlpt-n5
Noun- family
- Family
家庭かていCommon wordjlpt-n5
Noun- home; household; family; hearth
- Home
一家いっかCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- a family; a household; a home; one's family; whole family
- (one's own) style; school
- gang; (yakuza) family
一族いちぞくCommon word
Noun- family; relatives; dependents
- household
世帯せたいCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- household; home; family; housekeeping
- Household
家いえCommon wordjlpt-n5
Noun- house; residence; dwelling
- family; household
- lineage; family name
盆ぼんCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- tray
- family; household
- Obon; Bon Festival; Lantern Festival; Festival of the Dead
- gambler's den
ファミリーファミリーCommon word
Noun- family
一門いちもんCommon word
Noun- family; clan; kin
- sect; school; adherents; followers; disciples
- group of related sumo stables
名字みょうじCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- surname; family name; last name
- Myouji
- Japanese name
農家のうかCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- farmer; farming family
- farmhouse
- School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
- Farmer
姓せいCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- surname; family name
- hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
- Family name
戸籍こせきCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- family register
- census
- Family register
遺族いぞくCommon word
Noun- bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
族ぞくCommon word
NounNoun, used as a suffix
- tribe; clan; band; family
Noun, used as a suffix
- (taxonomical) tribe
Noun, used as a suffix
- group (of the periodic table)
掛かりつけかかりつけ
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'- family (doctor, etc.); (one's) regular (clinic)
先祖伝来せんぞでんらい
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'- inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
氏族しぞくCommon word
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- clan; family
- Clan
けCommon word
Suffix- house; family
分家ぶんけ
NounSuru verb
Intransitive verb
- branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
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