家
House, Home, Family
いえ (ie), や (ya)
JLPT N5
Interesting Fact
Japan is home to some of the world's oldest family-run businesses. One famous construction company, "Kongō Gumi", operated for more than 1,400 years. While dynasties rose and fell around the world, one family continued building temples generation after generation.
Memory Trick
A roof (宀) brings people together beneath it. Though each person grows in a different direction, they're connected to the same branch. That's 家, meaning house, home, or family.
Readings
Onyomi: カ (ka), ケ (ke)
Kunyomi: いえ (ie), や (ya)
Example Words
家
いえ (ie)
House, home
家族
かぞく (kazoku)
Family
大家
おおや (ooya)
Landlord
作家
さっか (sakka)
Author, writer
Example Sentence
私は家に帰ります。
わたし は いえ に かえります。
watashi wa ie ni kaerimasu
I am going home.