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家庭生活 (kateiseikatsu) Japanese meaning: family life | Kotomora

家か庭てい生せい活かつ

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Meanings

1

family life; home life

Refers to the daily life, activities, and relationships within a family or household.

仕し事ごとと家か庭てい生せい活かつのバランスが大たい切せつだ。

A balance between work and family life is important.

彼かれは家か庭てい生せい活かつを大たい切せつにしている。

He values his family life.

Kanji

家house, home, family
庭courtyard, garden, yard
生life, genuine, birth
活lively, resuscitation, being helped

Related words

家か庭てい
家庭 means 'home' or 'family' as a unit, while 家庭生活 specifically refers to the life and activities within that family.
生せい活かつ
生活 is a broader term for 'life' or 'living', whereas 家庭生活 narrows it to the domestic sphere.

Built from

家か庭てい+生せい活かつ

Etymology

Compound of 家庭 (かてい, 'home, family') and 生活 (せいかつ, 'life, living').