household management; home economics; housekeeping
Refers to the overall management of a household, including finances, cooking, cleaning, and family care. Often used in compound terms like 家政学 (home economics) or 家政婦 (housekeeper).
She has extensive knowledge of household management.
I majored in home economics and learned ways to improve quality of life.
My grandmother has managed the household for many years.
I decided to study home economics at university.
She is highly knowledgeable about household management.
家庭科 is the school subject that teaches practical home-economics skills, whereas 家政 is the academic or professional term for household management as a whole.
家政 (かせい) refers to household management or home economics, a different word from 化成 (かせい) that just happens to share the same reading.
Compound of 家 (house, home) and 政 (government, management). The meaning is transparently 'household management'.