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Japanese kanji symbol for "Mother and daughter"

This Japanese kanji is "Mother(mom)".
The pronunciation is "haha"..

This Japanese kanji is "Daughter".
The pronunciation is "musume".

And, this Japanese kanji idiom is "Mother and daughter.

* "Mother and daughter" in Japanese kanji is "母娘" though "Mother and daughter" in Chinese kanji is "母女".

This Japanese kanji idiom means "mother and daughter" kind of as a unit, or as if mother and daughter are a whole together.

They might even read it as meaning "a mother and daughter without a dad".
 

Well, these Japanese kanji has some pronunciations respectively.

母	haha	bo
娘	musume	jou
母娘	oyako

"母(Mother)" in Japanese kanji has pronunciation "haha and bo".
"娘(Daughter)" in Japanese kanji has pronunciation "musume and jou".

However, the pronunciation of Japanese kanjij idiom "Mother and daughter" is "oyako".

The pronunciation of Kanjji "Mother" changes into "oya".
And the pronunciation of kanji "Daughter" changes into "ko".

Perhaps, I think that this is an exceptional pronunciation.
Japanese has a lot of kanji with such an irregular pronunciation.

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Mother and daughter
Pronunciation	oyako
Meaning	mother and daughter
kanji	母娘
Hiragana	おやこ
Katakana	オヤコ
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Kanji symbol for "Father and mother(parents)"

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This kanji is "Father(dad)".
The pronunciation is "chichi".

This kanji is "Mother(mom)".
The pronunciation is "haha".

And, Japanese has two kanji idioms with the meaning "Parents".

	This Kanji is "Parents". The meaning is "Parents, both parents". The pronunciation is "ryoushin".
	This kanji is "Father and mother". The meaning is "Father and mother, parents". The pronunciation is "fubo".

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Father and mother(parents)
Pronunciation	fubo
Meaning	father and mother(parents)
kanji	父母
Hiragana	ふぼ
Katakana	フボ
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The structure of families in Japanese

 

History of the structure of families in Japan

A great number of family forms have existed historically in Japan, from the matrilocal customs of the Heian.

With the promulgation of the Domestic Relations and Inheritance Law in 1898, the Japanese government institutionalized more rigid family controls than most people had known in the feudal period.

Individuals were registered in an official family 戸籍(koseki)[registry].

In the early twentieth century, each family was required to conform to the 家(ie)[home] system, with a multigenerational household under the legal authority of a household head.

Authority and responsibility for all members of the ie lay legally with the household head.

After World War II, the allied occupation forces established a new family ideology based on equal rights for women, equal inheritance by all children, and free choice of spouse and career.
From the late 1960s, most marriages in Japan have been based on the mutual attraction of the couple and not the arrangement by the parents お見合い(omiai).

From 1970 to 1983, the proportion of three-generation households fell from 19% to 15% of all households, while two generation households consisting of a couple and their unmarried children increased only slightly, from 41% to 42% of all households.
Various family life-styles exist side by side in contemporary Japan.

 

Learn structure of families in kanji

This kanji symbol is "Family".

The first kanji "ka" is a meaning "Home/House".
And, the other kanji is meaning "Family and kin".
The Japanese word "家族(kazoku)" broadly translates into the English word "family".

*I described "Name generally used in Japan" in the following tables.
The orange color name is most generally used in Japan.

father
Meaning	father
Kanji	父
Hiragana	ちち
Katakana	チチ
Pronunciation	chichi
Name generally used in Japan	お父さん(otoo-san) パパ(papa) 父さん(too-san) お父ちゃん(otooo-chan) 父ちゃん(too-chan)
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Mother
Meaning	mother
Kanji	母
Hiragana	はは
Katakana	ハハ
Pronunciation	haha
Name generally used in Japan	お母さん(okaa-san) ママ(mama) 母さん(kaa-san) お母ちゃん(okaa-chan) 母ちゃん(kaa-chan)
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Elder brother
Meaning	elder brother
Kanji	兄
Hiragana	あに
Katakana	アニ
Pronunciation	ani
Name generally used in Japan	お兄さん(onii-san) お兄ちゃん(onii-chan) 兄さん(nii-san) 兄ちゃん(nii-chan) 兄貴(aniki)
Annotation	<About the expression "兄貴(elder brother)">: The meaning of "兄貴(aniki)" is "Elder brother". But, it is used also for "An elder brother, someone who is considered one's senior". Katakana "アニキ(ainiki)" is used in that case a lot.
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Younger brother
Meaning	younger brother
Kanji	弟
Hiragana	おとうと
Katakana	オトウト
Pronunciation	otouto/otōto
Name generally used in Japan	That's person's first name or nickname is used.
Annotation	Younger brother doesn't have a special name. But, younger brother and the younger sister use "Name to distinguish two or more elder brothers" when there are a lot of numbers of brothers. It's "AAA nii-san" and "BBB nii-chan" etc. * "AAA" and "BBB" are that person's first names.
	<About pronunciation "弟(otouto)"> In Japanese, there are a lot of words that should change "u" into "o" and pronounce. The word "otouto" is written with the spelling of "otouto" in sentences, but it's pronunciation "otooto" in the conversation.
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Elder sister
Meaning	elder sister
Kanji	姉
Hiragana	あね
Katakana	アネ
Pronunciation	ane
Name generally used in Japan	お姉さん(onee-san) お姉ちゃん(onee-chan) 姉さん(nee-san) 姉ちゃん(nee-chan) 姉貴(aneki)
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Younger sister
Meaning	younger sister
Kanji	妹
Hiragana	いもうと
Katakana	イモウト
Pronunciation	imouto/imōto
Name generally used in Japan	That's person's first name or nickname is used.
Annotation	<About pronunciation "妹(imouto)"> In Japanese, there are a lot of words that should change "u" into "o" and pronounce. The word "imouto" is written with the spelling of "imouto" in sentences, but it's pronunciation "imooto" in the conversation.
	Younger sister doesn't have a special name. But, younger brother and the younger sister use "Name to distinguish two or more elder sisters" when there are a lot of numbers of brothers. It's "AAA nee-san" and "BBB nee-chan" etc. * "AAA" and "BBB" are that person's first names.
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Grandfather
Meaning	grandfather
Kanji	祖父
Hiragana	そふ
Katakana	ソフ
Pronunciation	sofu
Name generally used in Japan	おじいさん(ojii-san) おじいちゃん(ojii-chan) じいちゃん(jii-chan) じいじ(jii-ji) じいさん(jii-san)
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Grandmother
Meaning	grandmother
Kanji	祖母
Hiragana	そぼ
Katakana	ソボ
Pronunciation	sobo
Name generally used in Japan	おばあさん(obaa-san) おばあちゃん(obaa-chan) ばあちゃん(baa-chan) ばあば(baa-ba) ばあさん(baa-san)
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Great-grandfather
Meaning	great-grandfather
Kanji	曾祖父
Hiragana	そうそふ
Katakana	ソウソフ
Pronunciation	sousofu/sōsofu
Idiomatic expression	ひいおじいさん(hii-ojii-san) ひいおじいちゃん(hii-ojii-chan) ひいじいちゃん(hii-jii-chan) ひいじいさん(hii-jii-san)

Great-grandmother
Meaning	ｇreat-grandmother
Kanji	曾祖母
Hiragana	そうそぼ
Katakana	ソウソボ
Pronunciation	sousobo/sōsobo
Name generally used in Japan	ひいおばあさん(hii-obaa-san) ひいおばあちゃん(hii-obaa chan) ひいばあちゃん(hii-baa-chan) ひいばあさん(hii-baa-san)

Uncle
Meaning	uncle
Kanji	伯父/叔父
Hiragana	おじ
Katakana	オジ
Pronunciation	oji
Name generally used in Japan	おじさん(oji-san): Achild and a adult usually use "Oji-san". おじちゃん(oji-chan): A little boys and a little girls uses "Oji-chan".
Annotation	伯父(oji) is used for your parents' elder brother. 叔父(oji) is used for your parents' younger brother. In addition, both of them are the same pronunciations. Because the judgment on the conversation is difficult, we question; "Is he your parents' elder brother?" (or "Is he your parents' younger brother?")

Aunt
Meaning	aunt
Kanji	伯母/叔母
Hiragana	おば
Katakana	オバ
Pronunciation	oba
Name generally used in Japan	おばさん(oba-san): Achild and a adult usually use "Oba-san". おばちゃん(oba-chan): A little boys and a little girls uses "Oba-chan".
Annotation	伯母(oba) is used for your parents' elder sisters. 叔母(oba) is used for your parents' younger sisters. In addition, both of them are the same pronunciations.

Cousin
Meaning	cousin
Kanji	従兄/従兄弟/従姉/ 従妹/従姉妹/従弟/ 従兄妹/従姉弟
Hiragana	いとこ
Katakana	イトコ
Pronunciation	itoko
Name generally used in Japan	Cousin doesn't have a special name. Each first name, nickname, and the family name are used.
Annotation	Strictly speaking, there are a lot of kanji with meaning "Cousin" in Japanese. For instance, if your cousin is a man, you should use kanji of "従兄弟(itoko)[cousin]" for him, if your cousin is a woman, you should use kanji of "従姉妹(itoko)[cousin]" for her. In addition, if your cousin is a man who is senior to you, you should use kanji of "従兄(itoko)[cousin]" for him, if your cousin is a man who is younger than you, you should use kanji of "従弟(itoko)[cousin]" for him. If your cousin is a woman who is senior to you, you should use kanji of "従姉(itoko)[cousin]" for her, if your cousin is a woman who is younger than you, you should use kanji of "従妹(itoko)[cousin]" for her. But, using such kanji properly is troublesome. Therefore, we usually use for cousin the hiragana "いとこ(itoko)" Moreover, katakana "ITOKO" is used in folklore and anthropology.

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