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► 名詞
  [(2)いえ]    meaning:  family  rank: 1
☆ は家の商売いだ ⇨ He succeeded his family business
☆ 彼女はいい家のだ ⇨ She is from a good family
☆ その大名の御家は御取潰しになった (おいえ おとりつぶし) ⇨ The privileged status of the warlord’s family was revoked  (☛ The entire family)

  [(2)いえ]    meaning:  home  rank: 1
☆ 彼女は家に帰った ⇨ She went home

  [(2)いえ]    meaning:  house  rank: 1
☆ あれがの家です ⇨ That’s my house  (☛ A house, as opposed to an apartment, dorm, etc.)

  [(2)うち]  [coll]    meaning:  home  rank: 1
☆ 家にろう ⇨ Let’s go home  (☛ A place where you live, regardless of the format (house, apartment, dorm, etc.))
☆ うちにない? ⇨ Why don’t you come to my house, place?  (☛ When used alone it automatically implies “my house, place”.)

► 接尾辞
  [か]    meaning:  person  rank: 2
☆ 大変な自信家だ ⇨ He is very self-confident  (☛ A person with a specific personality trait. More formal than 屋)
☆ 彼女大変な努力家だ ⇨ She is a real hard worker  (☛ A person with a specific personality trait. More formal than 屋)

  [か]    meaning:  professional  rank: 2
☆ 有名な彫刻家、舞踊家、音楽家だ ⇨ He is a famous sculptor, dancer, musician  (☛ Typically used for artistic experts)

  [け]    meaning:  family  rank: 2
☆ 天皇家の家系図 ⇨ The family tree of the royal family
☆ 山田家の一日 ⇨ A typical day of Yamada family, household


More examples:
  • このの家がざらだ ⇨ Many houses in this area cost a couple hundred million yens
  • は家族がもいない ⇨ He has no family
  • 毎日勤めをえて家にくのは深夜になる ⇨ Everyday I come home at midnight after finishing my work
  • 複数所帯同居している家 ⇨ A house cohabited by multiple families
  • アパートの大家 ⇨ The landlord of the apartment
  • の家との ⇨ Wood fences between the neighbor’s house
  • 未だ家に戻っていない ⇨ He’s not back at home yet
  • 家庭のもり ⇨ The warmth of family life
  • 犯人被害者した何食わぬをして家で家族と食事をしていた ⇨ The suspect went home and had a meal with his family as if nothing had happened after he had murdered the victim
  • 子供友達を家まで送り届けた ⇨ I drove my child’s friend home
  • うちの家の傾斜している ⇨ The road in front of my house is sloped
  • 週末は家でただゴロゴロするのが好きだ ⇨ I like to just lie around and relax at home during weekends
  • 政治家はいつも「善処します」と言っもしない ⇨ Politicians always say “I will handle it appropriately”, and won’t say anything
  • 学校で家の模型工作した ⇨ He made a scale model of a house at school
  • の家の騒音ぎる ⇨ The noise from the next door is too much and unacceptable