LessonsN5Family & People

Family & People Vocabulary

Learn Japanese family terms including humble and respectful forms. Click to hear pronunciation!

🏠 Uchi vs. Soto — Two Sets of Family Words

Japanese has TWO sets of family wordshumble words (for your own family when talking to outsiders) and respectful words (for other people's family). This is called 内 (uchi - in-group) vs 外 (soto - out-group).