What does 家 mean? Vocabulary Lesson 1- Chapter Eight. - Feed Post by KenjiSama
What does 家 mean?
Vocabulary Lesson 1- Chapter Eight.
It has the kana "いえ", but when I click to listen, the voice says "うち"
Vocabulary Lesson 1- Chapter Eight.
It has the kana "いえ", but when I click to listen, the voice says "うち"
posted by KenjiSama
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Usually the reading "ie" means "house", the building (but not always!).
The reading "uchi" instead means "family", in a very broad sense. It can also mean "our side", or "our shop", "our team" and it can also mean "our yakuza family".
It is certainly a kanji with many readings.
Jisho.org has the best answer in this question i guess :D
house and home- the same kanji means house/ie home /uchi
Hi Kenji, if you don't have Rikaichan/Rikankun (depends on your browser) I cannot recommend it enough. However, if you have a Mac, I hear there is a similar program built in. Takes two seconds to DL, and will make your Japanese efforts golden.
家 means house and is used in the compound for 家族 (Kazoku) family. Hope that helps kenji san.
