家 - N3 Kanji

Meaning of 家意味

house, home, family, professional, expert, performer

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家 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

いえ ie
や ya
うち uchi

KUNYOMI　訓読み

カ ka
ケ ke

Examples

うちには十頭の牛がいる。

We have ten cattle.

家へついたら電話が鳴っていた。

The telephone was ringing when I got home.

あの家の繁栄は大戦中からのことだ。

The prosperity of the family dates from the Great War.

だが実際は、すべての大発見家は夢想家とみなされてきた。

As a matter of fact, all great discoverers have been regarded as dreamers.

その社会奉仕家はスチブンソン家に関する情報をあくまでも追跡するよう求められた。

The social worker was asked to follow up the information about the Stevenson family.

家が火事だ。

The house is on fire!

父は家にいる。

My father is in.

彼は家にいた。

He was at home.

家まで送るよ。

I will take you home.

Back to list JLPT N3 Kanji 3

以 by means of, because, in view of, compared with

下 below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

意 idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking

外 outside

医 doctor, medicine