How to Say ‘A family member in a wheelchair’ in Japanese
車いすの家族
kuruma isu no kazoku
[koo-roo-mah ee-soo noh kah-zoh-koo]
💬 Usage Tip: [車いすの家族] uses [の] to let one noun describe another. Here it means "a family member in a wheelchair" or "a wheelchair-using family member," not "the family's wheelchair."
Phrase Breakdown
車いす
kuruma isu
wheelchair
A wheelchair.
車いすがあります。
There is a wheelchair.
Words in this phrase
車
kuruma
[koo-roo-mah]
wheelchair; wheel
Here it is the first kanji in 車いす, the word for wheelchair. By itself, 車 often means car or wheel.
車いすの家族と一緒に行きます。
I am going together with a family member who uses a wheelchair.
いす
isu
[ee-soo]
chair
This is the hiragana part of 車いす, meaning chair or seat. Together with 車, it forms wheelchair.
車いすの家族のために席を確認します。
I will check the seating for my family member who uses a wheelchair.
の
no
[noh]
of
A particle showing connection or possession, like 'of' or apostrophe-s in English.
車いすの家族も来店します。
A family member who uses a wheelchair will also come to the restaurant.
家族
kazoku
[kah-zoh-koo]
family
Refers to family members. In this phrase, it means a family member who uses a wheelchair.
車いすの家族がいます。
I have a family member who uses a wheelchair.
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