家人|かじんkajin[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- nounoccupant of a house; family member; household member (incl. servants)
- Synonym家族かぞくNeutralThe everyday word for family and the usual choice in speech; 「家人」 is more written in flavor and can also mean one's own wife.
- SynonymファミリーNeutralA loanword for family or household with a friendly, sometimes commercial feel; also covers a business or product line, as in 「ファミリー企業」.
- Synonym内ないNeutralA suffix meaning 'within' a given scope, as in 「社内」 or 「家庭内」; it does not itself refer to people, so it is no substitute for 「家人」.
- Antonym他人たにんNeutralThe antonym: someone other than yourself, an outsider with no family tie. It contrasts with 「家人」, who belongs to the same household.
Everyday talk about family calls for 「家族」; 「家人」 is the written-prose choice and can also mean one's own wife. 「ファミリー」 adds a friendly or commercial tone, while 「他人」 is the opposite — people outside the family.
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