家族

How to remember it

家 (home) + 族 (clan)—the "clan" that shares your home.

Example sentences

• 家族は四人です。

  かぞくはよにんです。

  There are four people in my family.

• 家族と一緒に住んでいます。

  かぞくといっしょにすんでいます。

  I live together with my family.

Usage

Standard word for a family as a group; used for both one's own and others' families.

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