Vocabulary

What does 家 (いえ, ie) mean?

家 (いえ, ie) means house, home.

Quick facts
Readingいえ
Romajiie
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
いえ
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonie

house, home

GenkiGenki 3
  1. 1noun house; residence; dwelling
  2. 2noun family; household
  3. 3noun lineage; family name

Example sentences

  • I go home at six o'clock.

  • My house is big.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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