Family relations - Part 2

This post will be a continuation of the previous post about Family relations.

In my opinion, the most fun to watch in One Piece is when Ace, Sabo, and Luffy were still children, 子供 or こども (kodomo).  They are really mischievous, resulting in many funny moments, while there are many touching scenes as well.  One of the most memorable scenes is when Ace stole a bottle of alcohol, 酒 or  さけ (sake) from Dadan.  Ace realized that the three of them may set out to sea separately at different times and they may not be on the same ship or belong to the same crew of pirates.  But if the three of them exchange cups of alcohol, regardless of where they are, they are still brothers, 兄弟 or きょうだい (kyoudai). 

Ace learning manners

As the older brother, 兄 or あに (ani) of Luffy, Ace even tries to learn the proper way to greet people, as he wants to thank Shanks for what he had done for his younger brother, 弟 or おとうと (otouto).  兄貴 or  あにき (aniki) is an informal way to address an older brother and it is also used when addressing a person who is considered one’s senior.  When addressing one’s own older brother, お兄さん or おにいさん (oniisan) is usually used.  It is also shortened to just兄さん (niisan) or 兄ちゃん (niichan)‎.  These can also be used to refer and address a young adult male who is not one’s own brother.

For female siblings, an older sister is referred to as 姉 or あね (ane) and a younger sister is 妹 or いもうと (imouto).  Sisters in Japanese is 姉妹 or しまい (shimai).  When addressing their older sisters, Japanese people usually call them お姉さん or おねえさん (oneesan) and it can be shortened to 姉さん (neesan) or 姉ちゃん (neechan) as well.  Similar to older brother, these can also be used when addressing or referring to a young adult female who is not one’s own sister.

To recap:

Kanji	Hiragana	Romaji	English
子供	こども	Kodomo	Children
酒	さけ	Sake	Alcohol
兄弟	きょうだい	Kyoudai	Brothers, Siblings
兄	あに	Ani	Older brother
弟	おとうと	Otouto	Younger brother
お兄さん	おにいさん	Oniisan	Addressing an older brother or young adult male
兄貴	あにき	Aniki	Informal way to address
姉妹	しまい	Shimai	Sisters
姉	あね	Ane	Older sister
妹	いもうと	Imouto	Younger sister
お姉さん	おねえさん	Oneesan	Addressing an older sister or young adult female
兄さん (niisan) & 兄ちゃん (niichan)‎			Friendly or familiar form of address
姉さん  (neesan) & 姉ちゃん (neechan)			Friendly or familiar form of address

Have a great day.

Family relations - Part 1

One of my favorite and funniest scene in One Piece is when Garp, Luffy’s grandfather told him he actually met his father in Loguetown.  Luffy was actually surprised that he actually had a father?!!

In the video, Sanji said that Luffy’s grandfather is a big shot, 偉いさん or えらいさん (eraisan). Grandfather is お爺さん or おじいさん (ojiisan) when referring to someone else’s grandfather, while referring to one’s own grandfather is 祖父 or そふ (sofu).  However, お爺さん can be used when addressing one’s own grandfather.  Though when Luffy and his brothers are still young, they always called and referred Garp as じじ (jiji), which actually means old geezer (please don’t use じじ to address an older man).  お爺さん can also be used to refer to any male senior citizens.  While talking about grandfather, we might as well know that grandmother is お婆さん or おばあさん (obaasan) and 祖母 or そぼ (sobo), and the usage is similar to that of grandfather.  A grandchild is 孫 or まご (mago).

Monkey D. Dragon, Luffy's father

Luffy’s father was revealed to be the notorious revolutionary, 革命 or かくめい (kakumei), Monkey D. Dragon, who is infamously well-known among everybody except for Luffy himself.  When referring to someone else’s father, お父さん or おとうさん (otousan) is used, while referring to one’s own father, 父 or ちち (chichi) is used, while お父さん is also used when addressing one’s own father.  Similarly お母さん or おかあさん (okaasan) is used to refer to someone's mother or when addressing one's own mother, while 母 or はは (haha) for reference to one's own mother.  A son is 息子 or むすこ (musuko) or sometimes shortened to just こ (ko) when speaking informally, while a daughter is 娘 or むすめ (musume).

To summarize:

Kanji	Hiragana	Romaji	English
お爺さん	おじいさん	Ojisan	When referring to someone’s grandfather or when addressing one’s own grandfather
お婆さん	おばあさん	Obasan	When referring to someone’s grandmother or when addressing one’s own grandmother
お父さん	おとうさん	Otousan	When referring to someone’s father or when addressing one’s own father
お母さん	おかあさん	Okaasan	When referring to someone’s mother or when addressing one’s own mother
祖父	そふ	Sofu	When referring to own grandfather
祖母	そぼ	Sobo	When referring to own grandmother
父	ちち	Chichi	When referring to own father
母	はは	Haha	When referring to own mother
孫	まご	Mago	Grandchild
息子	むすこ	Musuko	Son
娘	むすめ	Musume	Daughter
	じじ	Jiji	Old geezer
偉いさん	えらいさん	Eraisan	Big shot
革命	かくめい	Kakumei	Revolution

Hope you learn Japanese well while enjoying the show.