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家

家 – house, home, family

10 strokesTaught in grade 2#133 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 家 means house, home, family, professional, expert, performer. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カ、ケ (ka, ke); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is いえ、や、うち (ie, ya, uchi). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 宀 (no. 40).

Stroke order

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Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
On’yomiカka
On’yomiケke
Kun’yomiいえie
Kun’yomiやya
Kun’yomiうちuchi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: (Kangxi radical 40). Components: 宀・豕.

Words using 家

家いえhouse家族かぞくfamily家庭かていhome家内かない(my) wife家か-ist一家いっかa family大家おおやlandlord画家がかpainter家具かぐfurniture家事かじhousework国家こっかstate作家さっかauthor家賃やちんrent農家のうかfarmer家けhouse家屋かおくhouse貸家かしやhouse for rent家主やぬしlandlord家来けらいretainer家計かけいhousehold economy家畜かちくdomestic animals家出いえでrunning away from home大家たいかmaster実家じっか(one's parents') home

Example sentences

木立の間に家が見える。
I see a house among the trees.
Tatoeba #80048
あの家の繁栄は大戦中からのことだ。
The prosperity of the family dates from the Great War.
Tatoeba #231180
あなたの家族はきっと親切でしょう。
Your family must be very nice.
Tatoeba #233420

Kanji with the same radical

定実安官容宅害宮審守察室客完富寄

Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.