| Hanja
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| 家
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| Information
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| Level:
| 7
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| Strokes:
| 10
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| Radical:
| 宀
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| Reading:
| ① 가 ② 고 (u.f. 姑)
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| Meaning:
| ① 집 ② 계집
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| English meaning:
| ① house, household ② woman
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| Japanese reading:
| 家 カ；ケ；いえ；や
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| Chinese reading:
| 家 ⓜ ① jiā, ② gū ⓒ ga1
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| Stroke Order
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1. 家: 집 가 (jib ga) -- house/household.
This character is used in words denoting the family:
- 家族 (가족) family
- 家庭 (가정) home
- 家口 (가구) household
- 家門 (가문) family (clan)
- 本家 (본가) the head family
- 核家族 (핵가족) a nuclear family.
- 小家族 (소가족) a small (nuclear) family
- 大家族 (대가족) a large (extended) family
- 國家 (국가) a state, nation (a family of families)
Or a particular kind of family:
- 王家 (왕가) a royal family
- 在喪家 (재상가) a family in mourning
- 喪家 (상가) a family in mourning
- 勢道家 (세도가) a family of power and influence
- 名門家 (명문가) a prestigious family
- 名家 (명가) a famous family
- 分家 (분가) a branch family
- 宰相家 (재상가) a family upon which disaster has struck
- 佛家 (불가) a Buddhist family
- 케네디家 (케네디가) the Kennedy family
It also appears in words relevant to the family and the home:
- 家訓 (가훈) the family code of conduct
- 家勢 (가세) a family's financial condition
- 家長 (가장) the head of a family
- 家口主 (가구주) the head of a family
- 家長權 (가장권) patriarchal rights
- 家系 (가계) a family line
- 自家用 (자가용) for personal/family use
- 家具 (가구) furniture
- 歸家 (귀가) returning home
- 出家 (출가) leaving home; entering the Buddhist priesthood
- 家出 (가출) running away from home
It is even used for words meaning house:
- 外家 (외가) one’s mother’s maiden home
- 農家 (농가) a farmhouse; a farm household
- 小農家 (소농가) a small farmer's household; a small farmer
- 大農家 (대농가) a large farmhouse; household
- 漁家 (어가) a fisherman's house
- 草家 (초가) a thatched cottage
- 都家 (도가) a club house of businessmen in the same field
- 貸家 (대가) a house for rent
In addition, the character 家 is heavily used to describe people. It sometimes is used as a suffix to indicate that someone possesses a lot of something:
- 藏書家 (장서가) a book collector
- 資産家 (자산가) a wealthy person
It may indicate proficiency:
Or a particular characteristic:
- 樂天家 (낙천가) an optimist
- 精力家 (정력가) a man of energy (pith)
- 愛煙家 (애연가) a heavy smoker
- 愛酒家 (애주가) a habitual drinker
- 社交家 (사교가) a sociable person
- 努力家 (노력가) a hard worker
- 大食家 (대식가) a big eater, glutton
- 名望家 (명망가) a man of (high) repute
- 勤農家 (근농가) a diligent farmer
- 篤農家 (독농가) a productive farmer
- 絶糧農家 (절량농가) a destitute farmer; farming household
It is also widely used to indicate that someone is a specialist or member of a profession:
- 專門家 (전문가) a specialist
- 音樂家 (음악가) a musician
- 作曲家 (작곡가) a composer
- 演奏家 (연주가) a performing musician
- 舞踊家 (무용가) a dancer
- 劇作家 (극작가) a dramatist
- 藝術家 (예술가) an artist
- 美術家 (미술가) an artist
- 畵家 (화가) a painter, artist
- 書家 (서가) a calligrapher
- 彫刻家 (조각가) a sculptor
- 漫畵家 (만화가) a cartoon artist
- 作家 (작가) a writer, author
- 小說家 (소설가) a novelist
- 隨筆家 (수필가) an essayist
- 文學家 (문학가) a man of letters, literary man
- 評論家 (평론가 a critic, a reviewer
- 歷史家 (역사가) a historian
- 事業家 (사업가) a businessman
- 銀行家 (은행가) a banker
- 建築家 (건축가) an architect
- 探險家 (탐험가) an explorer
- 政治家 (정치가) a statesman, politician
- 飜譯家 (번역가) a translator
- 儒家 (유가) a Confucian scholar
- 營農家 (영농가) an agriculturist, farmer
- 酪農家 (낙농가) a dairy farmer
- 兼業農家 (겸업농가) a farmer with a side job
2. 家: 계집 고 ( gyejib go) -- woman.
See also: 宅, 屋, 室, 宊, 舍, 戶, 宮, 邸, 宇, 堂
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