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Kanji Detail for 家 - "home, house, family"

  • Meaning

    家 means "home, house, family."

    1. House - A residence; a building where people live.

    2. Family - Household; home.

    3. Lineage - Family background and heritage.

    4. Clan - People of the same bloodline.

    5. School - A particular discipline of study or art; also, those who belong to it.

    6. To reside - To live; to dwell.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    house; home; family; professional; expert; performer

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    house, home, residence; family

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    house, home, residence; family

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Dwelling. Meaning one's residence. | A wife calls her husband 家. (Mencius) "A girl born wishes to have a home." Just as a husband calls his wife 室. | Within one household is called 一家. Such as 家長, 家人. | Those with specialized learning are called 家. Such as 文學家, 政治家. | Calling one's own elders 家. Such as 家父, 家兄. | Domesticated animals are called 家. Such as 家鴿/野鴿, 家禽/野禽.
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Sentences including

  • I am very pleased with my new house.

  • I'm going to call at his house tomorrow.

  • The family love one another.

  • Here is a photograph of my family.

  • A friend comes to play at our house tomorrow.

  • I would rather stay at home than go out in the rain.

  • There was a new addition to his family.

  • The house stood on the hill.

  • This house is leaning to one side.

  • I would rather stay at home.

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