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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
noun
Pronounced: nakama
家族
noun
Pronounced: kazoku
A nuclear family: a mother and father who are married and cohabiting and their child or children.
家庭
noun
Pronounced: katei
A nuclear family: a mother and father who are married and cohabiting and their child or children.
親戚
noun
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
noun
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
noun
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
noun
Pronounced: katei
A (close-knit) group of people related by blood, friendship, marriage, law, or custom, especially if they live or work together.
noun
Pronounced: ka
(biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below order and above genus; a taxon at that rank.
家族
noun
Pronounced: kazoku
(biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below order and above genus; a taxon at that rank.
語族
noun
Pronounced: gozoku
(linguistics) A group of languages believed to have descended from the same ancestral language.
家族
noun
Pronounced: kazoku
(linguistics) A group of languages believed to have descended from the same ancestral language.

What does "family" mean?

  1. 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."
  2. 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."
  3. 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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