30Cards
BeginnerDifficulty
45 minTime
Family KanjiThemes
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- 01子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AMThis kanji represents a child and appears in many common family words like 子供.
- 02家house, home, familyBeyond its meaning as a house, this character often refers to the family unit or home.
- 03族tribe, familyThis character joins with others to form words like 家族 for family or tribe.
- 04親parent, intimacy, relativeUse this kanji to describe a parent or the close bond between relatives.
- 05母motherThis kanji identifies your mother and appears in her polite title お母さん.
- 06父fatherThis character represents a father and is used in the word 父母 for parents.
- 07兄elder brother, big brotherThis kanji means older brother and is found in the word 兄弟 for siblings.
- 08姉elder sisterUse this kanji for an older sister or when addressing her as お姉さん.
- 09弟younger brother, faithful service to eldersThis character means younger brother and forms the second half of the word 兄弟.
- 10妹younger sisterThis kanji represents a younger sister and joins with its elder counterpart in 姉妹.
- 11夫husband, manThis kanji means husband and is part of the word 夫婦 for a married couple.
- 12妻wife, spouseIt represents a wife and appears alongside the character for husband in the word 夫婦.
- 13婦lady, woman, wifeThis kanji refers to a lady or wife and is seen in words like 婦人 for woman.
- 14婚marriageUse this character to talk about marriage and related events like an engagement.
- 15児newborn babe, child, young of animalsThis kanji describes a child or newborn and appears in the word 児童 for juveniles.
- 16童juvenile, childIt refers to a child and is commonly used in terms like 童話 for fairy tales.
- 17娘daughter, girlThis kanji represents a daughter and can also refer to a young girl.
- 18孫grandchild, descendantsIt represents a grandchild and is used in the word 孫娘 for a granddaughter.
- 19祖ancestor, pioneer, founderThis kanji means ancestor and forms the root of terms for family founders.
- 20乳milk, breastsThis kanji means milk and appears in family words like 乳母 for a wet nurse.
- 21妊pregnancyThis kanji forms half of the term for pregnancy, representing the start of a family journey.
- 22娠with child, pregnancyPaired with the previous card, this kanji completes the common word for a woman expecting a child.
- 23胎womb, uterusThis kanji focuses on the earliest stage of life, describing the fetus within the womb.
- 24姫princessUse this kanji to describe a princess or a noble daughter within a family lineage.
- 25嫁marry into, brideThis kanji describes a bride or a woman who joins another household through marriage.
- 26后empress, queen, afterThis kanji refers to an empress or queen, the high-ranking matriarch of a royal family.
- 27姓surnameThis kanji represents the family name or surname that identifies a person's lineage.
- 28妃queen, princessA formal kanji used for royal spouses and princesses, expanding on family titles for nobility.
- 29姻matrimony, marryUse this kanji to talk about matrimony and the legal relatives created by a marriage bond.
- 30婿bridegroom, son-in-lawThis kanji describes a groom or a son-in-law, a man joining a family through marriage.