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What a Japanese person actually thinksNeutral and slightly bureaucratic — it's the heading on a residency form. Warm in context, flat in isolation.
Meaning
- Literally
- house + clan
- Actually
- Family. The everyday word, including on official forms.
Scores
Naturalness●●●●●
Extremely common word.
Coolness●●●●●
The characters are fine. The word does no emotional work by itself.
Watch out
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絆
kizuna
the bond between peopleWhat you actually mean by 'family'. One character, deeply felt, and universally loved in Japan.
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家
ie
house; household; family lineOne character carrying the home *and* the lineage. Denser and more resonant than 家族.
On skin
家族
Orientation: vertical
Mincho.