► 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☆ その大名の御家は御取潰しになった (おいえ おとりつぶし) ⇨ The privileged status of the warlord’s family was revoked (☛ The entire family)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:
- 学校は病気の生徒を家に帰した ⇨ The school sent the sick student home
- 彼は専門家みたいな風を吹かせている ⇨ He is acting arrogantly like an expert (when he is not)
- うちの家族は両親、兄、妹、私、そして犬と猫からなる ⇨ My family consists of my parents, brother, sister, me and then our dog and cat
- 家族が恋しい ⇨ I miss my family
- 国家には自衛する権利が有る ⇨ A nation has the right to defend itself
- 彼女は暫くの間友達の家に身を寄せた ⇨ She stayed at her friend’s place for a while
- 旅行よりむしろ家でゆっくりしたほうがいい ⇨ I’d rather relax at home than travel
- その国の国家予算では軍事費が突出している ⇨ The military expenses stand out in that country’s budget
- 彼等は家具を特注した ⇨ They custom-ordered their furniture
- 一家の長 ⇨ The head of a family
- この辺は民家もまばらだ ⇨ There aren’t many houses in this area
- 彼は未だ家に戻っていない ⇨ He’s not back at home yet
- 彼は家族に生き甲斐を感じる ⇨ He finds the meaning of life in his family
- 有名政治家の回想録 ⇨ The memoir of a famous politician
- 私の家には和室と洋室がある ⇨ My house has both Japanese-style rooms and western-style rooms