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niece mei meigosan
cousin itoko o-itokosan
relatives shinseki go-shinseki
husband shujin; otto go-shujin
wife kanai; okusan
tsuma
family kazoku go-kazoku
The words ojisan and obasan as well as ojīsan and obāsan
are also used in a general way by young people to refer to
anyone of an older generation, for example: tonari no ojisan
‘the man next door,’ ano obasan ‘that lady,’ and ano obāsan
‘that elderly lady.’
9.3. Other nouns
There are a few other nouns that come in pairs, with one
neutral, the other exalted.
Neutral Exalted
house, home uchi; ie otaku
person hito; mono kata
he, she ano hito ano kata
how dō ikaga
where doko dochira
who dare donata;
dochira
