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[いえ()]
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noun

English Meaning(s) for 家

noun
  1. house; residence; dwelling
  2. family; household
  3. lineage; family name

Definition and Synonyms for 家

Dwelling housing that someone is living in
Synonyms: いる, うち, んち, ハイム, ホーム, アビタシオン, , 住まい, 住まう, 住処, 住宅, 住居, 住屋, 住所, , お宅, 実家, , , 室積み, , , , 家作, 家宅, 家居, 家屋, 宿り, 宿る, , , 居住, 居宅, 居館, , , 屋敷, 自宅, , 邸宅, ,
House a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
Synonyms: いる, うち, んち, おうち, ハウス, メゾン, 人家, 令堂, 住まい, 住処, 住宅, 住居, 住屋, , , お宅, 室積み, , , , 家宅, 家屋, 宿, 宿, , , 居宅, 居所, 居館, , , 建屋, , , , ,
Family a social unit living together
Synonyms: うち, んち, ファミリー, 一家, 一戸, 一門, 世帯, , , , 家人, 家人, 家庭, 家族, 家門, , ,
Place where you live at a particular time
Synonyms: うち, んち, 住まい, 住まう, 住処, 住所, , , ,
Kinship relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
Synonyms: うち, へり, んち, ゆかり, , , , , , 続き合い, 続柄, , , , 縁故, 縁続き, 血縁, 親戚, 親族関係, 類縁

Meanings for each kanji in 家

» house; home; family; professional; expert; performer

Categories 家 is a member of

Relation an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
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Edifice a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
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Dwelling housing that someone is living in
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Lodging structures collectively in which people are housed
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Social Unit an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
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Residence any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 家

Sample Sentences for 家

I long to experience the food and culture of my home.
My backyard can hold more than ten people.
There used to be a big cherry tree at the back of my house.
I had to help with the housework.
What has become of my old house where I used to live?

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