Memory phrase for the Kanji: 家


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Meaning house, specialist

Pronunciation

KA, KE
ie, ya

Explanation

Top: roof 宀, bottom: pig 豕 (cf. 豚)

Mnemonic


 
Under a roof (together) with the pigs: Our house.

Radicals

house, specialistIf you keep a pig 豕 under a roof 宀, this is a household.
ceilingRadical: ukanmuri
pigThe radical inoko is also used in its simplified form 亥.
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 Vocabulary

政治家 せいじか  politician
家族 かぞく  family, members of a family
家賃 やちん  rent
家来 けらい  retainer, retinue, servant
家出 いえで  running away from home, leaving home
家内 かない  (hum) wife
家具 かぐ  furniture
歴史家 れきしか  historian
建築家 けんちくか  architect, master builder

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