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家

house
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingカ、ケ
Kun readingいえ、や、うち
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 2

Meanings

  1. houseRtK
    彼は病気で家に引きこもっている。He is confined to his house by illness.tatoeba
    - 柳樽ともいい家内喜多留と書く。It is also called yanagidaru, and written as 家内喜多留 (literally, "A lot of pleasures stay within the house").wiki
  2. expert
  3. family
    彼は物静かな人で、良家の出だった。He was a quiet fellow and came from a good family.tatoeba
    家族にも恵まれた。He was blessed with a large family.wiki
  4. home
    彼は非常に酔っぱらっていたので家まで車を運転していくことはできなかった。He was too drunk to drive home.tatoeba
    家庭科家事科を新設。The Home Economics Education Course was added to the Department of Home Economics Education.wiki
  5. performer
  6. professional
  1. residence
  2. dwelling

Synonyms

ハウスホーム住宅内家屋家庭

Popular Usage

家族家庭家内一家大家画家家具家事国家作家家屋貸家

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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sow · pig

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 580

Compound words

家族かぞく
family
家庭かてい
home; household; family; hearth
家内かない
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
家具かぐ
furniture
家事かじ
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
画家がか
painter; artist
国家こっか
state; country; nation
作家さっか
author; writer; novelist; artist
大家おおや
landlord; landlady
一家いっか
a family; a household; a home; one's family; whole family
家屋かおく
house; building
貸家かしや
house for rent
家名かめい
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
平家へいけ
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
武家ぶけ
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior
徳川家康とくがわいえやす
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543–1616), warlord who unified Japan and founded the Tokugawa shogunate.
家計かけい
household economy; family finances
家主やぬし
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
家出いえで
running away from home; elopement; outing; going out; becoming a Buddhist monk
家畜かちく
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
家来けらい
retainer; vassal; follower
家業かぎょう
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
家系かけい
family lineage
家元いえもと
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school

On Reading Examples

彼は父親の死後、家業を引き受けた。かぎょう
He took charge of the family business after his father died.tatoeba
彼は経済学の大家です。たいか
He is a great authority on economics.tatoeba
彼は慶応大学を卒業するとすぐに家業を継いだ。かぎょう
As soon as he graduated from Keio University, he took over his family's business.tatoeba
彼は家業を継いだ。かぎょう
He succeeded to the family business.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼は貧しい家に生まれたので、学校教育もほとんど受けなかった。いえ
He was born so poor that he received hardly any school education.tatoeba
彼は氷の上に家をたてた。いえ
He made a house on the ice.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は忙しい生活の中で家族と会うことがない。
He doesn't see his family in his busy life.tatoeba
彼は法律家にはかなわなかった。
He was no match for a lawyer.tatoeba
彼は法律家になる教育を受けた。
He was trained as a lawyer.tatoeba
家族は妻と2男1女。
His family included his wife, 2 sons and a daughter.wiki
京都家庭裁判所　葵橋東詰
Kyoto Family Court: the east end of Aoi-bashi Bridgewiki
一年の家内安全・無病息災などを祈る。
People keep it for praying for safety of the family and state of perfect health over the year.wiki
池田三四郎　松本民芸家具創設者
Sanshiro IKEDA, founder of Matsumoto mingei furniturewiki
玉虫厨子は仏像を納める家具である。
Tamamushi-no-Zushi is a piece of furniture for storing a Buddha statue.wiki
知家事 政所の下級役人。
Chikeji: Low-level official of Mandokorowiki
これは家事の一つとして重要な位置を占めていた。
Preparing bento used to be one of the most important roles for housewives.wiki
家屋の耐久性向上
Durability enhancement in housingwiki
対義語に公家屋敷がある。
Its antonym is Kuge Yashiki (residence of a court noble).wiki
山内上杉家出身。
From Yamanouchi-Uesugi family.wiki
家出して単身上京。
He left home and moved to Tokyo by himself.wiki
国家主権とその相互尊重
National sovereignty and mutual respect for itwiki
家主の居間、奥居間を中心とする
The living quarters of the owner or the living room is selected as the center.wiki
のちに家計の事情で中退した。
Later he was forced to drop out as his family was impoverished.wiki
藩校明教館へ入学し、家計を支えつつ学ぶ。
Yoshifuru entered Meikyokan school, a hanko (a domain school), and studied there while supporting his family.wiki
京都府南丹家畜保健衛生所
Kyoto Prefectural NANTAN Livestock Hygiene Centerwiki
家畜への合図に牧童が吹く笛。
A fue which herdboys use as a signal to domestic animals.wiki
大石内蔵助の家来。
A retainer of Kuranosuke OISHI.wiki
義経の主だった家来。
The main retainers of Yoshitsune.wiki

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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