Meaning |
Kanji [Pronunciation] |
Aunt |
伯母 [o-ba] (older than your father/mother) / 叔母 [o-ba] (younger than your father/mother) |
Chairperson |
会長 [kai-chō] |
Child |
子 [ko] / 子供 [ko-do-mo] |
Cousin |
従弟 (male) [i-to-ko] / 従妹 (female) [i-to-ko] |
Disciple |
弟子 [de-shi] |
Employee |
社員 [sha-in] |
Employer |
雇用者 [ko-yō-sha] |
Father |
父 [chi-chi/hu] / 父親 [chi-chi-o-ya] |
Friend |
友 [to-mo] / 友人 [yū-ji-n] |
Grandchild (including granddaughter and grandson) |
孫 [ma-go] |
Grandfather |
祖父 [so-hu] |
Grandmother |
祖母 [so-bo] |
Great-Grandchild (including great-granddaughter and great-grandson) |
曾孫 [hi-ma-go] |
Great-Grandfather |
曾祖父 [sō-so-hu] |
Great-Grandmother |
曾祖母 [sō-so-bo] |
Your Junior (at school or work) |
後輩 [kō-ha-i] |
Lover |
愛人 (of extramarital affair) [a-i-jin] / 恋人 [ko-i-bi-to] |
Master |
師 [shi] / 師匠 [shi-shō] |
Registered Member |
会員 [ka-i-in] |
Mother |
母 [ha-ha/bo] / 母親 [ha-ha-o-ya] |
Older Brother |
兄 [a-ni/ke-i] |
Older Sister |
姉 [a-ne/shi] |
Parent |
親 [o-ya] |
President (CEO) |
社長 [sha-chō] |
President (of association, etc.) |
会長 [ka-i-chō] |
Your Senior (at school or work) |
先輩 [se-n-pa-i] |
Student |
学生 [ga-ku-se-i] (collge/university)/ 生徒 [se-i-to] (up to high school) |
Your Subordinate (at work) |
部下 [bu-ka] |
Your Superior (at work) |
上司 [jō-shi] |
Teacher |
先生 [sen-se-i] |
Uncle |
伯父 [o-ji] (older than your father/mother) / 叔父 [o-ji] (younger than your father/mother) |
Younger Brother |
弟 [o-tō-to/te-i] |
Younger Sister |
妹 [i-mō-to/ma-i] |