家族
かぞく
hepburn kazoku
family
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 私の家族は四人です。My family has four people.
- 家族と一緒に旅行に行きます。I go on a trip with my family.
Collocations
家族は~人家族と家族のため (for the family)家族写真大家族 / 核家族
Mnemonic
家族 kazoku — same kanji as Korean/Chinese "family". Family size: use ~人 nin counter. 家族は四人です ("family is four people"). 家族 itself is neutral; the in-group/out-group politeness applies to individual members (see otousan·okaasan).
Quick check
How do you say "my family has five people"?