Japanese Symbol for
家族kazoku
family · household · kin
Readings
Meaning
Family, members of a family. 家族 is the standard word for family in modern Japanese. 家 (ie/uchi) means house or home; 族 means group, tribe, or clan.
Example words
家
ie / uchi
house, home, family
家庭
katei
home, family, household
一族
ichizoku
family, relatives, clan
世帯
setai
household, family unit
親族
shinzoku
relatives, kin
大家族
dai-kazoku
large family
Japanese family vocabulary is nuanced. uchi (うち) means "my house/family" in a possessive/intimate sense, while ie (いえ) is more formal. When speaking to outsiders, Japanese people use humble forms for their own family members — e.g., 父 (chichi) for "my father" but お父さん (otōsan) when addressing someone else's father.
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