Words tagged “family”

跡継(あとつ)ぎあとつぎsuccessor; heir 跡取(あとと)りあととりheir; successor 兄(あに)あにolder brother (humble) 兄貴(あにき)あにきbig brother (informal); bro 兄嫁(あによめ)あによめolder brother's wife; sister-in-law 姉(あね)あねolder sister (humble) 甘(あま)やかしあまやかしspoiling; indulgence; pampering 安産(あんざん)あんざんeasy delivery; smooth childbirth 家柄(いえがら)いえがらfamily lineage, pedigree 家出(いえで)いえでrunning away from home 育休(いくきゅう)いくきゅうchildcare leave; parental leave 育児(いくじ)休業(きゅうぎょう)いくじきゅうぎょうchildcare leave; parental leave イクメンいくめんhands-on father; dad who is active in childcare 遺族(いぞく)いぞくbereaved family; surviving family いたずらっこいたずらっこmischievous child; little imp 一族(いちぞく)いちぞくclan, family, kinfolk 一卵性(いちらんせい)いちらんせいidentical (twins); monozygotic 一家(いっか)いっかfamily, household 一家(いっか)団(だん)らんいっかだんらんfamily togetherness; happy family gathering 一家離散(いっかりさん)いっかりさんbreakup of a family; family scattered apart いとこいとこcousin 妹(いもうと)いもうとyounger sister 妹(いもうと)さんいもうとさんyounger sister (polite — someone else's) 姻戚(いんせき)いんせきrelative by marriage; in-law 初子(ういご)ういごfirstborn child; first child 初孫(ういまご)ういまごfirst grandchild うちうちmy home; my place; my family 縁者(えんじゃ)えんじゃrelatives; relations; connected persons 縁談(えんだん)えんだんmarriage proposal, marriage arrangement 甥(おい)おいnephew 生(お)い立(た)ちおいたちupbringing, background 甥(おい)っ子(こ)おいっこnephew 王家(おうけ)おうけroyal family, royal house お母(かあ)さんおかあさんmother (honorific) お母(かあ)ちゃんおかあちゃんmom; mommy (informal, affectionate) お食(く)い初(ぞ)めおくいぞめbaby's first meal ceremony 奥様(おくさま)おくさまwife (polite), madam お七夜(しちや)おしちやseventh-night celebration (for a newborn baby) おじおじuncle おじいさんおじいさんgrandfather, elderly man おじいちゃんおじいちゃんgrandfather; grandpa; old man おじさんおじさんuncle; middle-aged man お嬢様(じょうさま)おじょうさまyoung lady (polite); daughter (of a respected family); a sheltered well-bred girl お嬢(じょう)さんおじょうさん(someone's) daughter; young lady 夫(おっと)おっとhusband おてておててhand (baby talk) お父様(とうさま)おとうさまfather (highly polite); your father; Father お父(とう)さんおとうさんfather (honorific) おとうちゃんおとうちゃんdad; daddy 弟(おとうと)おとうとyounger brother 弟(おとうと)さんおとうとさんyounger brother (polite — someone else's) お兄(にい)さんおにいさんolder brother (honorific) お兄(にい)ちゃんおにいちゃんolder brother (affectionate); big bro お姉(ねえ)さんおねえさんolder sister (honorific) お姉(ねえ)ちゃんおねえちゃんolder sister (informal); big sis; young woman (familiar) おねしょおねしょbedwetting おばおばaunt おばあさんおばあさんgrandmother, elderly woman おばあちゃんおばあちゃんgrandmother; old woman おばさんおばさんaunt; middle-aged woman おふくろおふくろmother (informal) おむつおむつdiaper; nappy おめめおめめeyes (baby talk) おもらしおもらしwetting oneself, accident 親(おや)おやparent 親子(おやこ)おやこparent and child 親孝行(おやこうこう)おやこうこうfilial piety, devotion to one's parents 親心(おやごころ)おやごころparental love, parental feeling おやじおやじfather, old man 親不孝(おやふこう)おやふこうunfilial conduct; disobedience to parents 親元(おやもと)おやもとparents' home; one's parents' side おんぶおんぶpiggyback ride

蛙(かえる)の子(こ)は蛙(かえる)かえるのこはかえるlike father, like son; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree 過干渉(かかんしょう)かかんしょうoverinvolvement; excessive meddling; being too controlling 核家族(かくかぞく)かくかぞくnuclear family 家系(かけい)かけいfamily lineage; family line 稼(かせ)ぎ頭(がしら)かせぎがしらtop earner; breadwinner 家族(かぞく)かぞくfamily 家族愛(かぞくあい)かぞくあいfamily love; love for one's family 家族(かぞく)ぐるみかぞくぐるみincluding the whole family; as families together 家族(かぞく)団(だん)らんかぞくだんらんhappy family gathering; family togetherness 家族向(かぞくむ)けかぞくむけfor families; family-oriented 片親(かたおや)かたおやsingle parent; one parent 肩車(かたぐるま)かたぐるまriding on someone's shoulders; shoulder ride 家庭(かてい)かていhome, household, family 家庭的(かていてき)かていてきhomely; domestic; family-oriented 家庭内(かていない)かていないwithin the home; domestic; intra-family 家内(かない)かないwife (humble) 家宝(かほう)かほうfamily heirloom; family treasure 過保護(かほご)かほごoverprotective; spoiling かみさんかみさんwife (informal) 既婚(きこん)きこんmarried; being married 帰省(きせい)きせいreturning to one's hometown 旧家(きゅうか)きゅうかold distinguished family; old family home 兄弟(きょうだい)きょうだいsiblings, brothers 兄弟姉妹(きょうだいしまい)きょうだいしまいsiblings, brothers and sisters 義兄弟(ぎきょうだい)ぎきょうだいbrothers-in-law; stepbrothers; sworn brothers 義兄(ぎけい)ぎけいbrother-in-law (older) 義姉(ぎし)ぎしolder sister-in-law; older stepsister 義実家(ぎじっか)ぎじっかspouse's family home; in-laws' home 義弟(ぎてい)ぎていbrother-in-law (younger) 義父(ぎふ)ぎふfather-in-law; stepfather 義母(ぎぼ)ぎぼmother-in-law; stepmother 義妹(ぎまい)ぎまいyounger sister-in-law; stepsister (younger) 義理(ぎり)の親(おや)ぎりのおやparent-in-law, stepparent 義理(ぎり)の父(ちち)ぎりのちちfather-in-law 系譜(けいふ)けいふgenealogy, lineage, pedigree 結婚(けっこん)けっこんmarriage 血縁(けつえん)けつえんblood relation, kinship 血脈(けつみゃく)けつみゃくbloodline; lineage; blood ties 子(こ)こchild 恋女房(こいにょうぼう)こいにょうぼうbeloved wife; wife one married for love 孤児(こじ)こじorphan 子育(こそだ)てこそだてchild-rearing, parenting 子宝(こだから)こだからchildren (as a blessing); the gift of children 粉(こな)ミルクこなみるくpowdered milk; baby formula 子持(こも)ちこもちhaving children; parent 子守(こも)りこもりbabysitting; childcare; babysitter 婚姻(こんいん)こんいんmarriage, matrimony (formal/legal) 婚姻届(こんいんとどけ)こんいんとどけmarriage registration form; marriage certificate 婚約者(こんやくしゃ)こんやくしゃfiancé; fiancée; betrothed ご子息(しそく)ごしそくson (honorific) ご主人(しゅじん)ごしゅじん(your/her) husband ごっこごっこplaying (game), pretend play 御令嬢ごれいじょうyour daughter; another's daughter (honorific) 御令息ごれいそくyour son; another's son (honorific)

最愛(さいあい)さいあいbeloved; dearest 再婚(さいこん)さいこんremarriage; second marriage 再婚者(さいこんしゃ)さいこんしゃperson who has remarried; remarried person 再婚(さいこん)するさいこんするto remarry 妻子(さいし)さいしwife and children, family 妻子持(さいしも)ちさいしもちmarried man with children; family man 里親(さとおや)さとおやfoster parent 里帰(さとがえ)りさとがえりreturning to one's hometown; visiting one's parents 参観(さんかん)さんかんobservation visit; attending to observe 産後(さんご)さんごpostnatal period; after childbirth 三女(さんじょ)さんじょthird daughter 三男(さんなん)さんなんthird son 子息(しそく)しそく(another person's) son 子孫(しそん)しそんdescendant, offspring 躾(しつけ)しつけdiscipline; upbringing; training (of children or pets) 姉妹(しまい)しまいsisters 舎弟(しゃてい)しゃていyounger brother; underling; follower 舅(しゅうと)しゅうとfather-in-law 姑(しゅうとめ)しゅうとめmother-in-law 主人(しゅじん)しゅじんhusband; master 主夫(しゅふ)しゅふhousehusband 食卓(しょくたく)を囲(かこ)むしょくたくをかこむto gather around the dining table 初婚(しょこん)しょこんfirst marriage 所帯(しょたい)しょたいhousehold; family; home 親権(しんけん)しんけんparental rights, custody 親権者(しんけんしゃ)しんけんしゃperson with parental authority; legal guardian (parent) 新婚(しんこん)しんこんnewlywed, newly married 親族(しんぞく)しんぞくrelatives, kin, kinfolk 新婦(しんぷ)しんぷbride 親類(しんるい)しんるいrelatives, kin 新郎(しんろう)しんろうbridegroom, groom 事実婚(じじつこん)じじつこんcommon-law marriage; de facto marriage 次女(じじょ)じじょsecond daughter 実家(じっか)じっかparents' home, family home 実子(じっし)じっしone's own child; biological child 実父(じっぷ)じっぷbiological father; birth father 次男(じなん)じなんsecond son 授乳(じゅにゅう)じゅにゅうbreastfeeding; nursing 女児(じょじ)じょじgirl; female child 末(すえ)っ子(こ)すえっこyoungest child 末娘(すえむすめ)すえむすめyoungest daughter 世帯(せたい)せたいhousehold; family unit 世帯主(せたいぬし)せたいぬしhead of household 専業主婦(せんぎょうしゅふ)せんぎょうしゅふfull-time housewife; stay-at-home wife 専業主夫(せんぎょうしゅふ)せんぎょうしゅふfull-time househusband; stay-at-home dad 絶縁(ぜつえん)ぜつえんbreaking off relations; estrangement; insulation 添い遂げるそいとげるto stay married for life; to spend one's whole life together 宗家(そうけ)そうけhead family; founding school; grand master's house 双生児(そうせいじ)そうせいじtwins (formal/medical term) 疎遠(そえん)そえんestranged; distant; infrequent contact 祖父(そふ)そふgrandfather 祖父母(そふぼ)そふぼgrandparents 祖母(そぼ)そぼgrandmother (humble)

待機児童(たいきじどう)たいきじどうchildren on daycare waiting lists 単身(たんしん)赴任(ふにん)たんしんふにんliving away from one's family for work 大家族(だいかぞく)だいかぞくlarge family; extended family だっこだっこcarrying in arms, hug 男児(だんじ)だんじboy; male child 旦那(だんな)だんなhusband (informal); master, patron 団(だん)らんだんらんhappy family gathering, quality time together 血筋(ちすじ)ちすじbloodline; lineage; descent 父(ちち)ちちfather (humble) 父親(ちちおや)ちちおやfather 父方(ちちかた)ちちかたpaternal side; father's side (of the family) 嫡男(ちゃくなん)ちゃくなんlegitimate son; male heir 長兄(ちょうけい)ちょうけいeldest brother 長子(ちょうし)ちょうしeldest child; firstborn 長女(ちょうじょ)ちょうじょeldest daughter 長孫(ちょうそん)ちょうそんeldest grandchild 長男(ちょうなん)ちょうなんeldest son 調乳(ちょうにゅう)ちょうにゅうpreparing formula; making up milk 妻(つま)つまwife 連(つ)れ合(あ)いつれあいspouse, partner 連(つ)れ合(あ)うつれあうto go along together; to be partners in life 連(つ)れ子(こ)つれこstepchild, child from a previous marriage 連(つ)れ添(そ)うつれそうto be married to; to live together as husband and wife 亭主(ていしゅ)ていしゅhusband; master, host 亭主関白(ていしゅかんぱく)ていしゅかんぱくdomineering husband; husband who rules the household 亭主元気(ていしゅげんき)で留守(るす)がいいていしゅげんきでるすがいいa wife is happiest when her husband is out DINKSでぃんくすDINKS; double income no kids 溺愛(できあい)できあいdoting; blind devotion 当主(とうしゅ)とうしゅhead of a household, family head 嫁(とつ)ぐとつぐto marry into (a family), to be married off 共稼(ともかせ)ぎともかせぎdual income; both spouses working 共働(ともばたら)きともばたらきdual-income; both spouses working 共働(ともばたら)き世帯(せたい)ともばたらきせたいdual-income household; two-earner household 同棲(どうせい)どうせいcohabitation, living together

内縁(ないえん)ないえんcommon-law marriage; de facto marriage 亡(な)くすなくすto lose (someone to death); to be bereaved of 仲人(なこうど)なこうどmatchmaker, go-between 二代目(にだいめ)にだいめsecond generation; successor 乳児(にゅうじ)にゅうじinfant, baby 女房(にょうぼう)にょうぼうwife (informal) 姉(ねえ)さんねえさんolder sister; young lady; miss ねんねねんねsleep, bedtime (baby talk)

配偶者(はいぐうしゃ)はいぐうしゃspouse; marriage partner 墓参(はかまい)りはかまいりvisiting a grave 初宮参(はつみやまい)りはつみやまいりbaby's first shrine visit はとこはとこsecond cousin 母(はは)ははmother (humble) 母親(ははおや)ははおやmother 母方(ははかた)ははかたmaternal side, mother's side 反抗期(はんこうき)はんこうきrebellious phase; defiant stage ばあちゃんばあちゃんgranny; grandma パパぱぱpapa, daddy 人妻(ひとづま)ひとづまmarried woman; another man's wife 一人(ひとり)っ子(こ)ひとりっこonly child 一人息子(ひとりむすこ)ひとりむすこonly son 一人娘(ひとりむすめ)ひとりむすめonly daughter ファミリーふぁみりーfamily (in commercial/group contexts) 夫婦喧嘩(ふうふげんか)ふうふげんかmarital quarrel; fight between spouses 夫妻(ふさい)ふさいhusband and wife, married couple 父性(ふせい)ふせいpaternal instinct; fatherhood 父母(ふぼ)ふぼparents; father and mother 扶養(ふよう)ふようsupport; maintenance; dependents 扶養(ふよう)控除(こうじょ)ふようこうじょdependent deduction (income tax) 不倫(ふりん)ふりんadultery, extramarital affair 分家(ぶんけ)ぶんけbranch family; cadet family 別居(べっきょ)べっきょliving apart, separation 保育(ほいく)ほいくchildcare, nursery care 保育園児(ほいくえんじ)ほいくえんじdaycare child; preschooler at a nursery school 保護者(ほごしゃ)ほごしゃguardian, parent/caregiver 哺乳(ほにゅう)ほにゅうnursing; suckling; breastfeeding 哺乳瓶(ほにゅうびん)ほにゅうびんbaby bottle; nursing bottle 本家(ほんけ)ほんけmain family; originator 母子(ぼし)ぼしmother and child 母性(ぼせい)ぼせいmotherhood; maternal instinct 母性愛ぼせいあいmaternal love; mother's love 母乳(ぼにゅう)ぼにゅうbreast milk, mother's milk

孫(まご)まごgrandchild まねっこまねっこcopycat, imitation 継子(ままこ)ままこstepchild 継父(ままちち)ままちちstepfather 継母(ままはは)ままははstepmother まんままんまfood, meal (baby talk) 身内(みうち)みうちone's relatives; inner circle 未婚(みこん)みこんunmarried; single 三(み)つ子(ご)みつごtriplets; three-year-old child 看取(みと)るみとるto watch over (a dying person); to be at someone's deathbed 未亡人(みぼうじん)みぼうじんwidow 身寄(みよ)りみよりrelative; relation; next of kin 婿(むこ)むこbridegroom; son-in-law 息子(むすこ)むすこson 娘(むすめ)むすめdaughter, girl 娘婿(むすめむこ)むすめむこson-in-law 姪(めい)めいniece 名家(めいか)めいかdistinguished family; renowned house or lineage 姪(めい)っ子(こ)めいっこniece 面倒(めんどう)を見(み)るめんどうをみるto look after; to take care of 物心(ものごころ)つくものごころつくto reach the age of awareness; to become old enough to understand things 百日(ももか)祝(いわ)いももかいわい100-day celebration (for a baby)

やんちゃ坊主(ぼうず)やんちゃぼうずmischievous boy; little rascal 譲(ゆず)り受(う)けるゆずりうけるto inherit; to receive (something passed down); to take over 養育(よういく)よういくupbringing, rearing, raising 養子(ようし)ようしadopted child; adoptee 養親(ようしん)ようしんadoptive parent; foster parent 幼児食(ようじしょく)ようじしょくtoddler food; food for young children 幼児(ようじ)向(む)けようじむけfor young children; aimed at toddlers 養女(ようじょ)ようじょadopted daughter 養父(ようふ)ようふadoptive father; foster father 養父母(ようふぼ)ようふぼadoptive parents; foster parents 養母(ようぼ)ようぼadoptive mother; foster mother 四(よ)つ子(ご)よつごquadruplets 読(よ)み聞(き)かせよみきかせreading aloud (to children) 嫁(よめ)よめbride, wife

離婚(りこん)りこんdivorce 離婚(りこん)するりこんするto divorce; to get divorced 離別(りべつ)りべつseparation; parting; divorce 両親(りょうしん)りょうしんparents 令嬢(れいじょう)れいじょうyoung lady; daughter (honorific) 老夫婦(ろうふうふ)ろうふうふelderly couple; old married couple 老婦人(ろうふじん)ろうふじんelderly woman; old lady

若奥様(わかおくさま)わかおくさまyoung wife; young madam; young mistress of the house ワンオペわんおぺone-person operation; single-handedly managing