Languages › Japanese Meaning of Kazoku in Japanese Print Hoxton/Sam Edwards/Getty Images Japanese Essential Japanese Vocabulary History & Culture Japanese Grammar By Namiko Abe Namiko Abe Japanese Language Expert B.A., Kwansei Gakuin University Namiko Abe is a Japanese language teacher and translator, as well as a Japanese calligraphy expert. She has been a freelance writer for nearly 20 years. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on March 07, 2019 Kazoku is a Japanese word meaning "family." Pronunciation Click here to listen to the audio file. Meaning family Japanese characters 家族 (かぞく) Example Uchi wa gonin kazoku da.うちは五人家族だ。 Translation I have a family of five. Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Abe, Namiko. "Meaning of Kazoku in Japanese." ThoughtCo, Aug. 28, 2020, thoughtco.com/kazoku-meaning-and-characters-2028715. Abe, Namiko. (2020, August 28). Meaning of Kazoku in Japanese. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/kazoku-meaning-and-characters-2028715 Abe, Namiko. "Meaning of Kazoku in Japanese." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/kazoku-meaning-and-characters-2028715 (accessed April 26, 2024). copy citation