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General

  • 가족<> - family
  • 혈족 <> - kinship, relation by blood
  • 친척 <> - a relative
  • 가장 <> - the head of a family

Immediate Family

  • 부모님 <父母-> - parents (님 is an honorific suffix)
  • 아버지 (formal) / 아빠 (informal) - father/dad
  • 아머니 (formal) / 엄마 (informal) - mother/mom
  • 부부 <> / 배우자 - spouse, husband and wife
  • 남편 <男便> - husband(normal)
신랑 <新郞> - husband(friendly, originally it means young husband but when wife say in this way, she'd

like to show good relationship with her husband)

바깥양반 - From Josen Dynasty's house, husband lives outside and wife lives inside. 
  • 아내 - wife
마누라 - Slang, woman doesn't like because she believes it's a little bit dishonorable.
        From skin ship, husband and wife will lie to each other.
안사람 - From Josen Dynasty's house
  • 형제자매 <> / 형제 <> - Siblings, brothers and sisters
  • 형 <> - Older Brother (for a boy) But some generation like 40s and 50s, when they're in University,
             they call 형 regardless of gender.  Origin is Public Servant of Goguryo, one of 3 kingdom.
  • 오빠 - Older Brother (used by females). When you say this to 아저씨 or 할아버지, they'll be very happy
  • 누나 - Older Sister (used by males). Tell 아줌마 or 할머니 this. They will be more friendly.
  • 언니 - Older Sister (used by females)
  • 동생 <> - Younger sibling
  • 아들 - Son
  • 딸 - Daughter

In-Laws

  • 처부모 <妻父母> / 시부모 <媤父母> - Parents-in-law
  • 장인 <丈人> / 시아버지 - Father-in-law
  • 장모 <丈母> / 시어머니 - Mother-in-law
  • 사위 - Son-in-law
  • 며느리 - Daughter-in-law
  • 처남 <妻男> / 매부 <妹夫> / 시숙 <媤叔> - Brother-in-law
  • 형수 <兄嫂> / 계수 <季嫂> / 동서 <同壻> - Sister-in-law

Extended Family

  • 조부모 <祖父母> - Grandparents
  • 할아버지 - Grandfather (father's father)
  • 할머니 - Grandmother (father's mother)
  • 외할아버지 - Grandfather (mother's father)
  • 외할머니 - Grandmother (mother's mother)
  • 증조할아버지 - Great grandfather (grandfather's father)
  • 증조할머니 - Great grandmother (grandfather's mother)
  • 사촌 <四寸> - Cousin
    • 사촌언니 - an elder female cousin (for a girl)
    • 사촌누나 - an elder female cousin (for a boy)
    • 사촌오빠 - an elder male cousion (for a girl)
    • 사촌형 - an elder male cousion (for a boy)
    • 사촌동생 - a younger cousin (for a boy/girl)
    • 고촌사촌 - father's brother's son/daughter
    • 이촌사촌 - mother's brother's son/daughter
  • 삼촌 <三寸> - Uncle
  • 큰아버지 / 백부 <伯父> - Uncle (father's older brother)
  • 작은아버지 / 숙부 <叔父> - Uncle (father's younger brother)
  • 아주버니 - Husband's older brother
  • 고모 <姑母> - Aunt (father's sister)
  • 이모 <姨母> - Aunt (mother's sister)
  • 숙모 <叔母> / 작은어머니 - Aunt (father's younger brother's wife)
  • 백모 <伯母> - Aunt (father's older brother's wife)
  • 고모부 <姑母夫> - Uncle (father's sister's husband)
  • 이모부 <姨母夫> - Uncle (mother's sister's husband)
  • 조카 - Nephew
  • 조카딸 / 질녀 <姪女> - Niece
  • 손자 <孫子> - Grandson
  • 손녀 <孫女> - Granddaughter