家
house · home · family · professional · expert · performer
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Description
Home - a roof with livestock beneath it, meaning house, family, and the place you belong.
Stroke Order
Cultural Context
Etymology
Pig (豕) under roof (宀). House where livestock is kept.
Symbolism
Home, family, expert. '家' symbolizes belonging and security.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Light of my home
Component Breakdown
top-bottom: roof + 豕
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
一家団欒
いっかだんらん
happy family get-together
自家撞着
じかどうちゃく
self-contradiction
百家争鳴
ひゃっかそうめい
let a hundred schools of thought contend
本家本元
ほんけほんもと
original home; birthplace; originator
閨秀作家
けいしゅうさっか
woman writer
一家眷属
いっかけんぞく
one's family, relations, and followers
自家薬籠
じかやくろう
(something that is) available for use at any time; (someone who is) at one's beck and call; (something over which) one has complete mastery
家常茶飯
かじょうさはん
everyday occurrence; commonplace of life; nothing out of the ordinary
家族団欒
かぞくだんらん
happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
諸子百家
しょしひゃっか
Hundred Schools of Thought (during China's Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period)
家鶏野鶩
かけいやぼく
bored by the familiar, intrigued by novelty; domestic chicken and wild duck; one's wife and one's mistress
Proverbs & Idioms
家を建てるより塚を築け
いえをたてるよりつかをきずけ
Build a tomb rather than a house
Work for future generations
Poetry
一家に遊女もねたり萩と月
Under one roof, courtesans asleep as well — bush clover and the moon.
五月雨や大河を前に家二軒
The rains of the fifth month — two houses facing a swollen river.
Anime & Manga
SPY×FAMILY
Spy x Family
Comedy where spy, assassin, and telepath pretend to be a 'family.'
異世界のんびり農家
Farming Life in Another World
A well-known work with 家 in its Japanese title.
天才王子の赤字国家再生術
The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt
A well-known work with 家 in its Japanese title.
家庭教師ヒットマンREBORN!
REBORN!
A well-known work with 家 in its Japanese title.
マンガ家さんとアシスタントさんと THE ANIMATION
The Comic Artist & His Assistants
A well-known work with 家 in its Japanese title.
Games
シムズ
The Sims(2000)
Developer: Maxis/EA
Game simulating life and building a 'house.'
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does 家 mean in Japanese?
家 means house, home, family, professional, expert, performer. Home - a roof with livestock beneath it, meaning house, family, and the place you belong.
How do you read 家?
On'yomi: カ、ケ (KA, KE). Kun'yomi: いえ、や、うち (ie, ya, uchi).
How many strokes does 家 have?
家 has 10 strokes. Its radical is 宀 (roof).
Is 家 a good kanji for a tattoo?
家 is one of the kanji most often chosen for tattoos. It means house, home, family, professional, expert, performer. Read the full meaning and cultural background on this page first — some popular choices are deliberately dark.