我が家

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6

Grade: 2
kun'yomi

() (wa, I, me) + (ga, genitive particle) + () (ya, house)

Pronunciation

Noun

()() • (wa ga ya

  1. my house; one's own house
  2. my family; one's own family

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
いえ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

() (wa, I, me) + (ga, genitive particle) + (いえ) (ie, house)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) がいえ [wáꜜ gà ìè] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [β̞a̠ ɡa̠ ie̞]

Noun

()(いえ) • (wa ga ie

  1. alternative form of 我が家 (wa ga ya)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN