家

Meaning

家 centers on the idea of a dwelling and the people within it: a house, a home, or a family. The extended senses of professional, expert, or performer come from the idea of a family or school of specialized practice.

• 家うち

  one's house; one's home; one's family; one's household

• 家いえ

  house; residence; dwelling; home

• 家け

  house; family

• 家族かぞく

  family

• 国家こっか

  state; country; nation

• 家庭かてい

  home; household; family; hearth

• 作家さっか

  author; writer; novelist; artist

• 実家じっか

  (one's parents') home

• 家電かでん

  household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics

• 我が家わがや

  one's house; one's home; one's family

• 農家のうか

  farmer; farming family

• 一家いっか

  a family; a household; a home; one's family; whole family

• 家事かじ

  housework; domestic chores

• 家具かぐ

  furniture

• 家賃やちん

  rent

• 本家ほんけ

  head house; main family

• お家おうち

  your home; your family; their home; their family

• 家畜かちく

  domestic animals; livestock; cattle

• 画家がか

  painter; artist

• 家出いえで

  running away from home; elopement

• 家系かけい

  family lineage

• 家計かけい

  household economy; family finances

• 家屋かおく

  house; building

• 大家たいか

  master; expert; authority; leading figure

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