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家言 (いえごと) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

家いえ言ごと

Meanings

1

noun

news from home; letter from home

archaic

Archaic noun referring to tidings or correspondence from one's family or hometown. Not used in modern Japanese; encountered only in historical texts.

江え戸ど時じ代だいの書しょ簡かんには「家いえ言ごとを得えて安あん堵どした」といった表ひょう現げんが見みられる。
In letters from the Edo period, one can find expressions like 'I was relieved to receive news from home.'

Kanji

家house, home, family
言say, word

Similar words

便たより
Modern common word for news or letter from someone, including from home. 家言 is its archaic, specifically home-related predecessor.
音おん信しん
Formal or literary term for correspondence or news; broader than 家言, not limited to home.

Etymology

Compound of 家 (いえ, 'home') and 言 (こと, 'word, speech'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'news from home'.