家 — house, home, family

いえ家 house

U+5BB6 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 4 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 4 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 10 strokes Freq #133 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #541 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

house
home
family
professional

word

いえ ie Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

家(いえ) ie house 我(わ) が家(や) wagaya our house

や ya Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

家(や) 賃(ちん) yachin rent

か ka On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

国(こっ) 家(か) kokka nation 家(か) 族(ぞく) kazoku family 作(さっ) 家(か) sakka author 実(じっ) 家(か) jikka parents' home 家(か) 庭(てい) katei home 農(のう) 家(か) nouka farmer 家(か) 具(ぐ) kagu furniture 家(か) 電(でん) kaden home electronics 家(か) 事(じ) kaji housework 一(いっ) 家(か) ikka household 家(か) 計(けい) kakei household finances

Stroke order

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