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家々 (いえいえ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
each house ; every house ; many houses
Refers to houses individually or collectively; can mean 'each house' in a distributive sense or 'many houses' when emphasizing a large number. Often used in descriptions of neighborhoods or villages.
Written forms 家いえ 々いえ Usage 95%
Standard kanji spelling using the repetition mark 々.
イエイエ Usage 3%
家いえ 家いえ Usage 2%
Alternate spelling without the repetition mark; less common but still seen.
ふう
で
家いえ
々いえ
が
大おお
きな
被ひ
害がい
を
受う
け
た
。
Many houses suffered severe damage from the typhoon.
house, home, family
Similar words 各かく 家いえ 各家 is more formal and often used in official or written contexts to mean 'each household', while 家々 is a common, everyday term.
一いっ 軒けん 一いっ 軒けん 一軒一軒 emphasizes visiting or checking houses one by one, whereas 家々 simply refers to houses collectively or distributively.
Etymology Reduplication of 家 (いえ, 'house') to express plurality or distribution. The repetition mark 々 is commonly used in the standard spelling 家々.
