家
家 — House
house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
On’yomiカ (ka)
On’yomiケ (ke)
Kun’yomiいえ (ie)
Kun’yomiや (ya)
Kun’yomiうち (uchi)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 家
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 家族 | かぞく kazoku | family |
| 家庭 | かてい katei | home; household; family |
| 国家 | こっか kokka | state; country; nation |
| 政治家 | せいじか seijika | politician; statesman |
| 作家 | さっか sakka | author; writer; novelist |
| 専門家 | せんもんか senmonka | specialist; expert; professional |
Study notes
家 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 2), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #133 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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