Japanese symbol for “family”
家族
かぞく
Romaji: kazoku
family
In Japanese, family is 家族, read かぞく (kazoku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
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Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “family”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一家 | いっか ikka | a family; a household; a home |
| 家庭 | かてい katei | home; household; family |
| 一族 | いちぞく ichizoku | family; relatives; dependents |
| 世帯 | せたい setai | household; family |
| 家 | け ke | house; family |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 国家 | こっか kokka | state; country; nation |
| 家庭 | かてい katei | home; household; family |
| 作家 | さっか sakka | author; writer; novelist |
| 実家 | じっか jikka | (one's parents') home |
| 農家 | のうか nouka | farmer; farming family |
| 民族 | みんぞく minzoku | people; race; nation |
| 貴族 | きぞく kizoku | nobility; aristocracy; peerage |
| 親族 | しんぞく shinzoku | relative; relation; kin |
See also: Chinese symbol for “family”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.