Meaning

Primary

Family

Alternative

Immediate Family

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

Your house tribe is your family. They live in the same house as you and they're part of your "tribe." This is closer than family, though (depending on how you look at family). This is your immediate family because these are the people you live with and give birth to, etc.

Reading

かぞく
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 家族サービス

    doing something extra on behalf of one's family, spending time with one's family

    家族全員

    all family members

    家族みんな

    all family members

Context Sentences

わたしの家族は、庭でキュウリやトマト、ズッキーニなどたくさんの野さいを育てています。

My family grows a lot of vegetables in our garden, things like cucumbers, tomatoes, and zucchinis.

家族がなくなった場合、そのじゅう業いんは死亡発生日の次の出きん日から三日間けいちょう休かを取得できます。

When a member of an employee's immediate family dies, the employee is entitled to leave on any normal working day that falls within the three-day period immediately following the day the death occurred.

今度、俺の日本への家族旅行のことを君に話したいな。

I wanna tell you about my family vacation in Japan some time.

Kanji Composition