family in Japanese
family in Japanese is 仲間, 家族, 家庭 — family means a group of people related by blood, marriage, or adoption, especially parents and their children.
family in Japanese
仲間
Pronounced: nakama
家族
Pronounced: kazoku
A nuclear family: a mother and father who are married and cohabiting and their child or children.
家庭
Pronounced: katei
A nuclear family: a mother and father who are married and cohabiting and their child or children.
親戚
Pronounced: shinseki
A (close-knit) group of people related by blood, friendship, marriage, law, or custom, especially if they live or work together.
親族
Pronounced: shinzoku
A (close-knit) group of people related by blood, friendship, marriage, law, or custom, especially if they live or work together.
親類
Pronounced: shinrui
A (close-knit) group of people related by blood, friendship, marriage, law, or custom, especially if they live or work together.
家庭
Pronounced: katei
A (close-knit) group of people related by blood, friendship, marriage, law, or custom, especially if they live or work together.
科
Pronounced: ka
(biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below order and above genus; a taxon at that rank.
家族
Pronounced: kazoku
(biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below order and above genus; a taxon at that rank.
語族
Pronounced: gozoku
(linguistics) A group of languages believed to have descended from the same ancestral language.
家族
Pronounced: kazoku
(linguistics) A group of languages believed to have descended from the same ancestral language.
What does "family" mean?
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noun A group of people related by blood, marriage, or adoption, especially parents and their children.
"They're raising a family of four in a small flat."
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noun A group of related things classified together, such as a category in biology or a set of related languages.
"Lions and tigers both belong to the cat family."
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adjective Suitable for both children and adults.
"It's a family film with no swearing or violence."
family in a sentence
- They're raising a family of four in a small flat.
- Family means everything to her.
- Lions and tigers both belong to the cat family.
- It's a family film with no swearing or violence.
Similar words in Japanese
Common Japanese translations
Frequently asked questions
What is "family" in Japanese?
"family" in Japanese is 仲間, 家族, 家庭. family means: A group of people related by blood, marriage, or adoption, especially parents and their children.
How do you pronounce 仲間?
"family" in Japanese is 仲間, pronounced "nakama".
How do you use "family" in a sentence?
Example: "They're raising a family of four in a small flat." In Japanese, "family" is 仲間, 家族, 家庭.
Are there other ways to say "family" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 8 translations listed for "family": 仲間, 家族, 家庭, 親戚, 親族, 親類.
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