核家族(かくかぞく)

かくかぞく
noun
nuclear family
family
1. nuclear family
A family unit consisting of parents and their children only, without extended family members such as grandparents. A sociological term that has become common in everyday Japanese.
核家族(かくかぞく)が増(ふ)えている。
Nuclear families are increasing.
うちは核家族(かくかぞく)で、祖父母(そふぼ)は別(べつ)に暮(く)らしている。
Our family is a nuclear family; our grandparents live separately.
核家族(かくかぞく)化(か)が進(すす)んだことで、育児(いくじ)の負担(ふたん)が親(おや)に集中(しゅうちゅう)するようになった。
As nuclear families became more common, the burden of childcare became concentrated on the parents.

Usage

核家族(かくかぞく) is contrasted with 大家族(だいかぞく) (extended family) or 三世代同居(さんせだいどうきょ) (three generations living together). The trend toward 核家族(かくかぞく) has been a major social change in postwar Japan.

Compounds

  • 核家族(かくかぞく)化(か): the trend toward nuclear families
  • 核家族(かくかぞく)世帯(せたい): nuclear family household

Similar words

Related Words

Antonym: 大家族(だいかぞく) (extended family)
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Added 2026.3.12 10:24 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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