► 名詞
家 [(2)いえ] meaning: family rank: 1
☆ 彼は家の商売を継いだ ⇨ He succeeded his family business
☆ 彼女はいい家の出だ ⇨ 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☆ その大名の御家は御取潰しになった (おいえ おとりつぶし) ⇨ The privileged status of the warlord’s family was revoked (☛ The entire family)
家 [(2)いえ] meaning: home rank: 1
☆ 彼女は家に帰った ⇨ She went home
家 [(2)いえ] meaning: house rank: 1
☆ あれが私の家です ⇨ That’s my house (☛ A house, as opposed to an apartment, dorm, etc.)
家 [(2)うち] [coll] meaning: home rank: 1
☆ 家に帰ろう ⇨ Let’s go home (☛ A place where you live, regardless of the format (house, apartment, dorm, etc.))
☆ うちに来ない？ ⇨ Why don’t you come to my house, place? (☛ When used alone it automatically implies “my house, place”.)
► 接尾辞
家 [か] meaning: person rank: 2
☆ 彼は大変な自信家だ ⇨ He is very self-confident (☛ A person with a specific personality trait. More formal than 屋)
☆ 彼女は大変な努力家だ ⇨ She is a real hard worker (☛ A person with a specific personality trait. More formal than 屋)
家 [か] meaning: professional rank: 2
☆ 彼は有名な彫刻家、舞踊家、音楽家だ ⇨ He is a famous sculptor, dancer, musician (☛ Typically used for artistic experts)
家 [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:
- たとえ家族の間でも超えてはいけない一線が有る ⇨ There are certain lines you cannot cross even among family
- プールは家族連れで一杯だった ⇨ The swimming pool was full of families
- 彼は買った家を登記した ⇨ He registered the house he had bought
- うちの家庭はゴタゴタが絶えなかった ⇨ There were always problems in my family
- 彼等は家具を特注した ⇨ They custom-ordered their furniture
- 彼は家で不幸があったらしい ⇨ It seems someone passed away in his family
- この家はなかなか買い手が付かない ⇨ This house hasn’t been able to find a buyer
- 若手政治家 ⇨ A young politician
- 彼は大変な美食家だ ⇨ He is a big-time gourmet
- 彼が切腹する際家来が介錯した ⇨ His man decapitated him when he did seppuku
- 家屋五戸が全焼した ⇨ Five houses burned down
- うちの家の前の坂は傾斜がきつい ⇨ The hill in front of my house is pretty steep
- 彼は家が土砂崩れで潰されたと聞いて愕然とした ⇨ He was appalled to learn the his house was crushed by a mudslide
- 投資家必携の書 ⇨ A book all the investors should have on their sides
- 生き別れになった家族が四十年振りに再会した ⇨ A separated family reunited after 40 years