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Standard Japanese: Elementary Lesson 2 Vocabulary

兄あに(my) older brother姉あね(my) older sister椅子いすchair; position, post妹いもうとyounger sister (one's own)
妹さんいもうとさん(someone else's) younger sister
鉛筆えんぴつpencilお母さんおかあさんmother; Mom (a polite term for someone else's mother or a way of addressing one's own mother)おじおじuncle (one's own)
叔父おじ(one's own) uncle (younger than parent)
おじいさんおじいさんgrandfather, male senior citizenおじさんおじさんuncle; middle-aged man
叔父さんおじさん(someone else's) uncle; middle-aged man
お嬢さんおじょうさん(your) daughter; young lady
お父さんおとうさんfather弟おとうとyounger brother
弟さんおとうとさん(someone else's) younger brother
お兄さんおにいさん(someone else's) older brother (formal)お姉さんおねえさんolder sister (formal)おばおばaunt (one's own)
叔母おば(one's own) aunt (younger than parent)
おばあさんおばあさんgrandmother, female senior-citizenおばさんおばさんaunt; middle-aged woman
叔母さんおばさん(someone else's) aunt; middle-aged woman
お土産おみやげsouvenir (brought back from a trip)
会社かいしゃcompany, corporation鍵かぎkey; lock傘かさumbrella, parasol家族かぞくfamily, members of a familyかばんかばんbagカメラカメラcamera兄弟きょうだいsiblings; brothers and sisters靴くつshoes, footwear車くるまcar, vehicle
ご兄弟ごきょうだい(someone else's) siblings; brothers and sisters
ご両親ごりょうしん(someone else's) parents
雑誌ざっしmagazine, journal辞書じしょdictionary自転車じてんしゃbicycle写真しゃしんphotograph
シルクシルクsilk
新聞しんぶんnewspaper
スワトウスワトウShantou (Swatow), a city in Guangdong
祖父そふgrandfather祖母そぼgrandmother机つくえdesk手帳てちょうnotebookテレビテレビtelevision, TV電話でんわtelephone; phone call時計とけいclock; watch何なにwhatノートノートnotebook; to note downパソコンパソコンpersonal computer母はは(my) mother
パパパパdad; daddy
ハンカチハンカチhandkerchief人ひとperson; others; character本ほんbook息子むすこson
息子さんむすこさん(someone else's) son
娘むすめdaughter; young woman
娘さんむすめさん(someone else's) daughter
名産品めいさんひんlocal specialty
ラジオラジオradio; broadcast両親りょうしんparents (lit., both parents)
ロンドンロンドンLondon