Nihongo Tree
BRANCH · THEME IN PEOPLE

親族しんぞくと仲間なかま

Relatives, peers & life's journey
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Example sentences (38)

Family & beauty

hahaoya · mother
My mother gets up early every morning.
mago · grandchild
My grandchild came to visit, and I'm happy.
futago · twins
Those two are twins, you know.
fūfu · married couple
That couple always gets along well.
fujin · wife, Mrs. (polite)
The president's wife is here too.
fujin · woman, lady
Women's clothing is on the second floor.
bijin · beautiful woman
She's famous for being beautiful.
seinen · adult age, majority
Once you come of age, you can decide for yourself.

Friends & fellows

tomo · friend (literary)
I'm taking a book as my travel companion.
naka · relationship, terms
Those two get along well, don't they?
dōshi · fellows, each other (suffix)
We went traveling, just us friends.
dōshi · comrade, like-minded person
I started a group with like-minded people.
tomo · attendant, companion
I'm going on a business trip accompanying the president.
maigo · lost child
We have an announcement about a lost child.
hitogomi · crowd
The area in front of the station is packed with people.
honnin · the person himself/herself
Please ask the person directly.
ningen · human being
Every human makes mistakes.
jiko · self, oneself
I gave a self-introduction at the interview.

Professionals & titles

haiyū · actor, actress
I'm going to see a movie by my favorite actor.
pairotto · pilot
My little brother wants to become a pilot.
bōi · boy, porter, bellboy
The hotel porter carried our luggage.
hakase · doctor, PhD
He earned his doctorate at university.
joshi · Ms., Madam (formal)
Ms. Tanaka will give a lecture.
masutā · bar owner, master
The owner of this bar is a good talker.
puro · professional
Her cooking is on par with a professional's.
kōshi · lecturer, instructor
I work as an English instructor.

Faith & lifetime

sō · monk, priest
A monk lives in the mountain temple.
hotoke · Buddha, the deceased
Even a Buddha's patience runs out after three tries.
zen · Zen
I experienced Zen in Kyoto.
shi · death
Sometimes I think about death.
shōgai · lifetime, whole life
My grandfather worked in the fields all his life.
yo · world, generation, society
Things in this world don't go as you'd like.
shugyō · training, discipline (religious)
I did training at a temple.
seisho · the Bible
Have you ever read the Bible?
gishiki · ceremony, ritual
Old rituals still remain today.
bukkyō · Buddhism
Buddhism reached Japan long ago.
shinja · believer, follower
He's a devout believer.
sōgi · funeral
The funeral was held quietly.