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Kanji 家: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 家: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer

Key takeaways

Kanji 家: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

家
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Meaning

househomefamilyprofessionalexpertperformer

On reading

カケ

Kun reading

いえやうち

Radical

宀

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 家

house, home, family, professional, expert, performer

Kanji structure breakdown

家

Structure breakdown

宀 + 豕

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This kanji depicts a pig (豕) under a roof (宀). It originates from the ancient practice of keeping pigs inside the home, which eventually came to represent 'house' or 'family'.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

カ
  • 家計かけい

    household budget / family finances

  • 家畜かちく

    livestock / domestic animals

  • 家来けらい

    retainer / servant / follower

  • 実業家じつぎょうか

    businessman / entrepreneur

  • 家屋かおく

    house / building

  • 貸家かしや

    rental house / house for rent

  • 一家いっか

    family / household / home

  • 画家がか

    painter / artist

Kun reading

いえ
  • 家出いえで

    running away from home

  • 家主いえぬし

    landlord / property owner

  • 貸家かしや

    rental house / house for rent

  • 家主やぬし

    landlord / property owner

  • 大家おおや

    rich family / landlord

  • 家賃やちん

    rent / monthly rent

  • 家いえ

    house / home / building for living

Commonly used words

  • 家計
    かけい

    household budget / family finances

  • 家畜
    かちく

    livestock / domestic animals

  • 家来
    けらい

    retainer / servant / follower

  • 実業家
    じつぎょうか

    businessman / entrepreneur

  • 家屋
    かおく

    house / building

  • 貸家
    かしや

    rental house / house for rent

  • 家出
    いえで

    running away from home

  • 家主
    いえぬし

    landlord / property owner

  • 貸家
    かしや

    rental house / house for rent

  • 家主
    やぬし

    landlord / property owner

  • 大家
    おおや

    rich family / landlord

  • 家賃
    やちん

    rent / monthly rent

Example sentences

Example 1

彼は怒って家出した。

Translation

He ran away from home in anger.

Example 2

家出した妹を探している。

Translation

I am looking for my sister who ran away from home.

Example 3

家主に家賃を支払いました。

Translation

I paid the rent to the landlord.

Example 4

新しい家主が引っ越してきた。

Translation

A new landlord moved in.

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