JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
家 means house, family. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 10 strokes, read いえ or か. It appears in 家族 (family / members of a family) and 家庭 (home).
家 is written in 10 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 家 | いえ | house / home |
| 家族 | かぞく | family / members of a family |
| 家庭 | かてい | home |
家 tends to carry the sound か. They carry it; they do not all mean the same thing.
| Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| 家 | か | house, home |
| 稼 | か | earnings, work |
| 嫁 | か | marry into, bride |
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