家 means house
home, family, professional, expert
A pig under a roof: in old farmhouses, the pig meant home.
On'yomi
- カka
- ケke
Kun'yomi
- いえie
- やya
- うちuchi
How it's built
- 宀roof
- 豕pig
Common words
- 家けhouse; family
- 家族かぞくfamily
- 家屋かおくhouse; building
- 家計かけいhousehold economy; family finances
Through history
Oracle bone
Bronze
Seal- Today