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kazoku

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Correct, but it's the plain administrative noun for 'family'.

What a Japanese person actually thinks

Neutral 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.

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Nothing embarrassing lurking in here.

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    house; household; family line
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