家中
also: いえじゅう · かちゅう
Meanings
whole family; all the family
Refers to every member of a family, often used when the whole family does something together.
On weekends, the whole family watches a movie together.
The entire family was waiting for his return.
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
all over the house; throughout the house
Describes something happening or being spread everywhere inside the house.
I cleaned all over the house.
The smell of curry spread throughout the house.
retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain; clan
Only with reading かちゅう
Historical term; refers to a samurai retainer serving a daimyo, or the domain/clan itself. Only used with the reading かちゅう.
In the Edo period, retainers swore loyalty to their lord.
Usage patterns
- 家中を探すto search all over the house
I lost my keys and searched all over the house.
- 家中で〈動詞〉the whole family (does something) together
The whole family went on a hot spring trip together.
- 家中に〈物〉が広がる(something) spreads all through the house
The smell of freshly baked bread spread all through the house.
- 家中が〈状態〉になるthe whole family becomes (a certain state)
The whole family was overjoyed when I passed the exam.