我わが家や

also: わがいえ

わ

が

や

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

expression, noun

Refers to one's own home or household, often with a warm or personal connotation. Can mean the physical house or the family unit.

きゅう

日じつ

は

我わ

が

家や

で

ゆっくり

過す

ごす

の

が

好す

き

だ

。

I like to spend my days off relaxing at home.

我わが家やでは毎まい週しゅう金きん曜よう日びにカレーを食たべる。

In my family, we eat curry every Friday.

我が家Usage68%
- わがや
  Standard kanji spelling with high priority; most common reading is わがや.
- わがいえ
  Alternate reading わがいえ is also used, though less common than わがや.
わが家Usage28%
- わがや
  Common kana-kanji mixed spelling; often used when the kanji 我 is considered too formal or difficult.
- わがいえ
我家Usage4%
irregular okurigana
- わがや
  Irregular okurigana usage; less common and may be seen in older texts or stylized writing.
- わがいえ
わがいえ

自じ宅たく
自宅 is a more formal term for one's own house or residence, often used in official contexts, while 我が家 is warmer and more personal.
家か庭てい
家庭 refers to the home or family as an abstract concept (household, family life), whereas 我が家 specifically means one's own home or family.

Compound of 我が (waga, 'my') + 家 (ya/ie, 'house'). The reading わがや is a common contraction, while わがいえ is a more literal reading.