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mother

母 | 媽: mother

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母 mǔ

noun
: mother
: female

毋 wú [勿 wù]

radical 80

媽 [妈] mā

noun
: mother

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母 | はは haha

noun
: (Humble (kenjougo) language) mother
> 母上 | ははうえ hahaue: mother (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

母ちゃん | かあちゃん kaachan

noun
: mum; mom
> お母ちゃん | おかあちゃん: mum; mom

母さん | かあさん kaasan

noun
: mother
> 御母 | おかあ okaa: mother
> 御母さん | おかあさん okaasan: mother (honorific; polite language)
> 御母様 | おかあさま okaa sama: mother (honorific; polite language)
> 御祖母ちゃん | おばあちゃん obaachan: granny; grandma; female senior-citizen

毋部 [勿れ | なかれ nakare]

noun
: Radical 80 meaning “mother” or “do not”

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ぼ bo

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June 26, 2014
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father

父 | 爸: father

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父 fù

radical 88
: father

爸 bà


: father

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父 | ちち chichi

noun
: (Humble (kenjougo) language) father
> 父上 | ちちうえ chichiue: father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

父 | ちゃん chan

noun
: (Humble (kenjougo) language) father
> 父ちゃん | とうちゃん touchan: dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop

父さん | とうさん tousan

noun
: father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada
> 御父 OR お父 | おとう otou: (honorific or respectful language) (familiar language) (abbreviation) daddy; father; husband
> お父さん | おとうさん otousan: father (polite language)

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ふ fu

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June 25, 2014
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sisters

姐 | 姊: elder sister

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姐 jiě


: elder sister

姊 zǐ


: elder sister

Kun Reading

姐 OR 姊 | あね ane

noun
: (Humble (kenjougo) language) older sister; elder sister

姐 | ねえや neeya

noun
: (Usually written using kana alone, Familiar language) young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)

姐 | あねさん aneesan OR ねえさん neesan OR お姐さん oneesan

noun
: (Honorific or respectful language) elder sister
: (vocative) young lady
: miss (referring to a waitress, etc.)
: ma’am (used by geisha to refer to their superiors)

姊 | nee ねえ nee

noun
: (Honorific or respectful language) elder sister

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June 23, 2014
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Brothers

哥 | 兄: elder brother

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哥 gē


: elder brother

兄 xiōng


: elder brother

Kun Reading

哥 | うた uta

noun

兄 | あに ani

noun
: (Humble (kenjougo) language) older brother

兄い | あにい anii

noun
: (Colloquialism) (Familiar language) elder brother; one’s senior
: dashing young man; gallant young lad

兄 | にい nii

noun suffix
: (Familiar language) used after the name of someone who is an older brother figure; (Noun) used with various honorifics to mean (older) brother

兄さま | にいさま nii sama

noun
: (Honorific or respectful language) older brother

兄ちゃん | にいさん ni-chan OR 兄さん | あにさん ani-san

noun
: (Honorific or respectful language) older brother; elder brother;
: brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship);
: (vocative) young man; buddy; fella; laddie

御兄さん | おにいさん oniisan
: older brother; elder brother
: (vocative) young man; buddy; fella; laddie

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哥 | か ka

noun

兄 | けい kei

noun | noun suffix
: elder brother
: (Familiar language) (Male term or language) pronoun or suffix used in reference to an older brother figure; Mister; Mr

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June 20, 2014
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