家(いえ)

いえ

noun

house, home

1. house, home

A building for dwelling; one's residence.

家(いえ)に帰(かえ)ります。

I'm going home.

大(おお)きい家(いえ)に住(す)んでいます。

I live in a big house.

家(いえ)で勉強(べんきょう)します。

I study at home.

友達(ともだち)の家(いえ)に遊(あそ)びに行(い)きました。

I went to my friend's house to hang out.

来年(らいねん)、新(あたら)しい家(いえ)を買(か)いたいと思(おも)っていますが、今(いま)はお金(かね)がありません。

I want to buy a new house next year, but I don't have money right now.

家(いえ) refers to a house (building) and home (place where one lives).

Pronunciation

家(いえ): house, home (standard reading)
うち: home, my house (more colloquial, can also mean "my family/company")

Common expressions

家(いえ)に帰(かえ)る: to go home
家(いえ)を建(た)てる: to build a house
家(いえ)を買(か)う: to buy a house
家(いえ)で仕事(しごと)をする: to work from home

Compounds

家賃(やちん): rent
家族(かぞく): family
家事(かじ): housework
家庭(かてい): household, home

Similar words

住宅(じゅうたく): residence, housing (formal)
自宅(じたく): one's own home (formal)
マンション: apartment building

Related Words

Related: 家族(かぞく) (family)

Compare: 住宅(じゅうたく) (residence, housing)

Compare: 自宅(じたく) (one's own home)

Compare: マンション (apartment building)

Compare: お宅(たく) ((someone else's) home)

Compare: 屋敷(やしき) (mansion, estate, residence)

Compare: 邸(てい) (mansion)

Compare: 住処(すみか) (dwelling)

Compare: うち (my home)

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Added 2026.1.8 0:10 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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