家 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「宀」
道9Elementary year 2 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「宀」
- On
- カ・ケ
- Kun
- いえ・や
- Meaning
- house, home
Origin
A pig (豕) under a roof (宀) — old homes where people lived with animals.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| カ | 家屋・家庭・作家 |
|---|---|
| ケ | 家来・本家・分家 |
| いえ | 家・家柄・家元 |
| や | 家主・借家 Compare: 屋 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 家族かぞく
family
- 家来けらい
retainer
Example
家に 帰ります。
I go home.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)