ChiramiN4 kanji · 10 strokes
家 means house, home
家
宀 roof · 豕 livestock
家Real origin
Livestock kept under the family roof: house, home.
Real origin: where the kanji comes from, as far as scholars agree.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- house, home, family, professional
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- Grade 2 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) いえ ie
いえ (ie) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
Other Japanese readings: や ya, うち uchi
From Chinese (onyomi) カ ka
カ (ka) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Other readings from Chinese: ケ ke
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Common word
国家 こっか · kokka
state, country
Built from
- 宀 roof
- 豕 pig
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Quick check
What does 家 mean?
Right: 家 means house, home.Not quite: 家 means house, home.In 国家, which reading does 家 use?
Right. 国家 is read こっか (kokka): 家 takes カ, its reading from Chinese.Not quite. 国家 is read こっか (kokka): 家 takes カ, its reading from Chinese.