Japanese Genealogical Word List
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Family/Household Relationships[edit | edit source]
adopted child | 養子 | ようし | youshi |
eldest daughter | 長女 | ちょうじょ | choujo |
eldest son | 長男 | ちょうなん | chounan |
father | 父 | ちち | chichi |
grandchild | 孫 | まご | mago |
grandfather | 祖父 | そふ | sofu |
grandmother | 祖母 | そぼ | sobo |
great grandchild | 曾孫; 曽孫 | そうそん; ひまご; ひいまご | souson, himago, or hiimago |
great grandfather | 曾祖父; 曽祖父 | そうそふ; ひいじじ | sousofu or hiijiji |
great grandmother | 曾祖母; 曽祖母 | そうそぼ; ひいばば | sousobo |
great-great grandfather | 高祖父 | こうそふ | kousofu |
great-great grandmother | 高祖母 | こうそぼ | kousobo |
head of household | 戸主 | こしゅ | koshu |
husband | 夫 | おっと | otto |
mother | 母 | はは | haha |
older sister | 姉 | あね | ane |
previous head of household | 前戸主 | ぜんこしゅ | zenkoshu |
stepfather | 継父 | けいふ | keifu |
stepmother | 継母 | けいぼ | keibo |
wife | 妻 | つま | tsuma |
younger brother | 弟 | おとうと | otouto |
younger sister | 妹 | いもうと | imouto |
Genealogical Documents[edit | edit source]
Buddhist death register | 過去帳 | かこちょう | kakochou |
expired family register | 除籍 | じょせき | joseki |
family register | 戸籍 | こせき | koseki |
Place/Area Terms[edit | edit source]
city | 市 | し | shi |
house number | 番地 | ばんち | banchi |
metropolitan prefecture | 都 | と | to |
permanent domicile | 本籍地 | ほんせきち | honsekichi |
prefecture | 県 | けん | ken |
province | 国; 國 | くに | kuni |
town | 町 | まち; ちょう | machi or chou |
village | 村 | むら; そん | mura or son |
ward | 区 | く | ku |