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Absolute Beginner Season 1
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Must-Know Terms for Family Members
31 words
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Must-Know Terms for Family Members
31 words
kazoku
家族
(n)
family
kazoku no shashin
家族の写真
family picture
o-kā-san
お母さん
(n)
mother
o-kā-san to musume
お母さんと娘
mother and daughter
o-tō-san
お父さん
(n)
father
Mario no o-tō-san wa dare desu ka?
マリオのお父さんは誰ですか？
Who is Mario's father?
tsuma
妻
(n)
wife
Tsuma wa otto o dakishimete iru.
妻は夫を抱きしめている。
The wife is hugging the husband.
otto
夫
(n)
husband
Watashi wa asa, shawā o abite, otto wa yoru ni shawā o abimasu.
私は朝、シャワーをあびて、夫は夜にシャワーを浴びます。
I shower in the morning, and my husband showers at night.
oya
親
(n)
parent
kodomo
子供
(n)
child
Kodomo ga te o agete iru.
子どもが手を上げている。
The child is raising his hand.
musume
娘
(n)
daughter
haha to musume
母と娘
mother and daughter
musuko
息子
(n)
son
chichioya to musuko
父親と息子
father and son
ane
姉
(n)
sister
Ane wa imōto o daite iru.
姉は妹を抱いている。
The older sister is holding her younger sister.
kyōdai
兄弟
(n)
brother
imōto
妹
(n)
younger sister
Imōto wa Ingurando ni ryūgaku shimashita.
妹はイングランドに留学しました。
My younger sister went to England to study abroad.
otōto
弟
(n)
younger brother
Sono ani to otōto wa te o nigiri atte iru.
その兄と弟は手を握り合っている。
The older brother and younger brother are holding hands.
ani
兄
(n)
older brother
sōsobo
曽祖母
(n)
great-grandmother
sōsofu
曽祖父
(n)
great-grandfather
o-bā-san
おばあさん
(n)
grandmother
o-jī-san
おじいさん
(n)
grandfather
O-jī-san wa mago-tachi to sanpo shite iru.
おじいさんは孫達と散歩している。
The grandfather is walking with his grandchildren.
mago
孫
(n)
grandchild
magomusume
孫娘
(n)
granddaughter
chiisai mago musume
小さい孫娘
little granddaughter
magomusko
孫息子
(n)
grandson
mago musuko
孫息子
my grandson
oba
伯母
(n)
aunt
oji
伯父
(n)
uncle
mei
姪
(n)
niece
mei no Sara
姪のサラ
my niece Sarah
oi
甥
(n)
nephew
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