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The Japanese word for family is 家族 (kazoku): it breaks apart as something like house-clan. And may I note: what would forgetful Japanese students (i.e., students of Japanese) such as myself do without Jim Breen's WWWJDIC?

家族 【かぞく】 (n) family; members of a family; (P)

家 3248 [1840:89c6] U5bb6 B40 G2 S10 F133 N1311 V1337 H2273 DK1458 L541 K81 O1185 DO151 MN7169 MP3.1021 E83 IN165 DS53 DH89 DT189 DC46 DJ52 DB2.8 DG480 P2-3-7 I3m7.1 Q3023.2 DR751 Yjia1 Ygu1 Wga カ ケ いえ や うち T1 あり え く つか べ house; home
族 4232 [3418:91b0] U65cf B70 G3 S11 F393 N2090 V2399 H958 DK651 L1222 K599 O1343 DO448 MN13661 MP5.0701 E333 IN221 DS455 DH353 DT379 DC301 DJ322 DB3.10 DG961 P1-4-7 I4h7.3 Q0823.4 DR463 Yzu2 Wjog Wju ゾク T1 つぎ tribe; family

家門; 厦門 【かもん】 (n) one's family or clan
宗族 【そうぞく】 (n) one's family or clan
氏族 【しぞく】 (n) clan; family; (P)

From Gaelic dictionaries online
Scots Gaelic:

MacBain's dictionary:

clann	children, clan
cuallach	society, family
dàimh	relationship
gaol	love
muirichinn	children, family
teaghlach	family, household

MacFarlane's dictionary

dream	people, folk, family, clan, tribe, race
linn	generation, age, century; race, offspring, family
muirichinn	children, family; burden, care
teaghlach	family, household
treubh	tribe, clan, family