家族

How to remember it

家 (house) + 族 (clan) — your house-clan is your family.

Example sentences

• 私の家族は四人です。

  わたしのかぞくはよにんです。

  My family has four people.

• 日曜日に家族と映画を見ます。

  にちようびにかぞくとえいがをみます。

  I'll watch a movie with my family on Sunday.

Usage

Refers to one's own family; formal term usable in any register.

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