家か憲けん

noun

family constitution; household precepts

Refers to a set of rules or guiding principles established for a family, often in a traditional or historical context. Not an everyday term; encountered in discussions of family governance or historical households.

• 旧きゅう家かには家か憲けんが残のこっていることがある。

  Old families sometimes still have a family constitution.

• 家か憲けんに従したがって、長ちょう男なんが家いえを継ついだ。

  In accordance with the household precepts, the eldest son succeeded the family.