家
1. Meaning and Reading
- house, home, family
- Onyomi : か, け
- Kunyomi : いえ, や, うち
2. Kanji Explanation
- 宀 : house, roof
- 豕 : pig
The image of a farmhouse raising pigs (豕) under a roof (宀), today it represents an ordinary ‘house’.
3. Example Words
家
いえ
house
家に帰る。
I return home.
お家
おうち
home (polite)
お家はここから遠いですか。
Is your house far from here?
家族
かぞく
family
家族と旅行に行く。
I go on a trip with my family.
家賃
やちん
rent
家賃を毎月払う。
I pay rent every month.
分家
ぶんけ
branch family
兄が分家して新しい家を建てた。
My older brother branched off and built a new house.
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