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Stroke Count
 10 Strokes
 Radical
 宀 + 7 Strokes
JLPT Level N4
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 2
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English Meaning
  1. house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings
Kun'yomi: いえ、や。(Jouyou Reading)
うち。
On'yomi: ケ、ク。(Go-on Reading)
カ、コ。(Kan-on Reading)

Japanese Meaning for 家

Dictionary Entries for 家

ie
noun
  1. house; residence; dwelling
  2. family; household
  3. lineage; family name
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uchi
noun
  1. house
noun, no adjective
  1. one's house; one's home; one's family; one's household
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ke
suffix
  1. house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
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ya
suffix
  1. (something) shop (usu. 屋)
  2. somebody who sells (something) or works as (something) (usu. 屋, can be derog.)
  3. somebody with a (certain) personality trait (usu. 屋)
noun
  1. house (usu. 家)
  2. roof
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ka
suffix
  1. -ist; -er (used after a noun indicating someone's occupation, pursuits, disposition, etc.)
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nchi
expression, suffix
  1. 's house; 's home (from 〜のうち)
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 家

Construction of Character for 家

Radicals and parts present in 家
Radical 宀 shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40) Kanji Details »
Part 豕 pig, hog, pig radical (no. 152) Kanji Details »
Origin and construction of 家
  1. 会意。「宀」（屋根　建物）+「豕」（豚　家畜）で生活を行う建物（通説）。「'''豕'''」は生贄の犬で、建物を建てる際に犠牲を捧げたことによる（白川）。

Kanji related to 家

Kanji for family relationships

  • 名

    兄

    妹

    姉

    家

    弟

    母

    父

    親

    族

    孫

    祖

    伯

    叔

    姻

    娘

    婆

    婚

    婿

    嫁

    嫡

    寡

    昆

    姪

    戚

    甥

    爺

Kanji for towns, cities, buildings, structures, roads

  • 村

    町

    京

    台

    園

    室

    家

    市

    店

    戸

    道

    門

    宮

    宿

    屋

    庫

    庭

    柱

    橋

    港

    路

    都

    館

    駅

    倉

    堂

    建

    街

    舎

    城

    宅

    窓

    蔵

    閣

    井

    亭

    垣

    塀

    塁

    塔

    壁

    壇

    寮

    岐

    廊

    房

    扉

    桟

    棚

    棟

    楼

    殿

    津

    炉

    獄

    碑

    芝

    荘

    途

    柵

    桁

    畿

    辻

Kanji containing 冖 at the top-inner

  • 字

    学

    室

    家

    守

    安

    受

    定

    実

    客

    宮

    宿

    寒

    労

    完

    官

    栄

    害

    覚

    察

    容

    寄

    営

    富

    夢

    穴

    宅

    宇

    宗

    宙

    宝

    宣

    宜

    帝

    宰

    宴

    宵

    索

    寂

    蛍

    寛

    寝

    寡

    豪

    審

    寮

    憂

    宛

    鬱

Kanji containing 冖

  • 売

    帰

    写

    運

    軍

    帯

    愛

    揮

    冗

    壱

    沈

    亭

    冠

    殻

    塚

    畳

    輝

    枕

    冥

    彙

Kanji containing 宀 at the top

  • 字

    室

    家

    守

    安

    定

    実

    客

    宮

    宿

    寒

    完

    官

    害

    察

    容

    寄

    富

    穴

    宅

    宇

    宗

    宙

    宝

    宣

    宜

    宰

    宴

    宵

    寂

    寛

    寝

    寡

    審

    寮

    宛

Kanji containing 宀

  • 空

    究

    院

    館

    案

    貯

    管

    演

    確

    額

    密

    窓

    割

    憲

    縮

    突

    狩

    窃

    崇

    窒

    蛇

    棺

    腕

    嫁

    溶

    寧

    稼

    窮

    窯

    賓

    錠

    擦

    轄

    塞

    窟

    蜜

    鶴

    綻

    踪

Kanji containing 家

  • 家

    嫁

    稼

Kanji containing 豕 at the bottom

  • 家

    豪

Kanji containing 豕

  • 象

    隊

    逐

    豚

    遂

    塚

    嫁

    稼

    縁

Meanings in Other Languages for 家

French
  1. maison
Portuguese
  1. casa, lar
Spanish
  1. casa, hogar, especialista

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