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In Japanese, the terms of family relationships differ according to whether you are talking about your own family to someone else, or the other person's family.

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  Talking about your family Talking about another's family
father chichi
父		 otousan
お父さん
mother haha
母		 okaasan
お母さん
older brother  ani
兄		 oniisan
お兄さん
older sister ane
姉		 oneesan
お姉さん
younger brother otouto
弟		 otoutosan
弟さん
younger sister imouto
妹		 imoutosan
妹さん
grandfather sofu
祖父		 ojiisan
おじいさん
grandmother sobo
祖母		 obaasan
おばあさん
uncle oji
叔父/伯父		 ojisan
おじさん
aunt oba
叔母/伯母		 obasan
おばさん
husband otto
夫		 goshujin
ご主人
wife tsuma
妻		 okusan
奥さん
son musuko
息子		 musukosan
息子さん
daughter musume
娘		 ojousan
お嬢さん

Useful Words

kazoku
家族		 family
ryoushin
両親		 parents
kyoudai
兄弟		 sibling
kodomo
子供		 child 
itoko
いとこ		 cousin
shinseki
親戚		 relatives

Useful Expressions

Kekkon shiteimasu ka.
結婚していますか。		 Are you married?
Kekkon shiteimasu.
結婚しています。		 I am married.
Dokushin desu
独身です。		 I am single.
Kyoudai ga imasu ka.
兄弟がいますか。		 Do you have brothers and sisters?
Kodomo ga imasu ka.
子供がいますか。

Do you have children?

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