家
House
Meanings
House, Home, Family, Professional, Expert, Performer
On'yomi
か、 け
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
いえ、 や、 うち
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
家 is written in 10 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
家 (House) is taught on WaniKani at level 7 and appears in the JLPT N4 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 2 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #133 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 10 strokes.
Other kanji at WaniKani level 7
Words using 家
家けhouse家屋かおくhouse家業かぎょうfamily business家具かぐfurniture家系かけいfamily lineage家計かけいhousehold economy家計簿かけいぼhousehold account book家元いえもとhead of a school (of music, dance)家財かざいhousehold belongings家事かじhousework家主やぬしlandlord家出いえでrunning away from home家人かじんoccupant of a house家政かせいhousehold economy家政婦かせいふhousekeeper家族かぞくfamily
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