一家(いっか)

いっか
noun
family, household
1. family, household
A family unit living together or related by blood.
一家(いっか)に一台(いちだい)は必要(ひつよう)だ。
Every household needs one.
田中(たなか)一家(いっか)はとても仲(なか)がいい。
The Tanaka family gets along very well.
一家(いっか)を支(ささ)えるために働(はたら)いている。
I'm working to support the family.
彼(かれ)の一家(いっか)は三(さん)世代(せだい)で暮(く)らしていて、おじいさんが一番(いちばん)元気(げんき)だ。
His family lives together with three generations, and the grandfather is the most energetic.
父(ちち)が病気(びょうき)になってから、母(はは)が一人(ひとり)で一家(いっか)を支(ささ)えるようになった。
After my father got sick, my mother started supporting the whole family by herself.
2. whole family
All members of a family together.
一家(いっか)で引(ひ)っ越(こ)しをした。
The whole family moved.
一家(いっか)全員(ぜんいん)で旅行(りょこう)に行(い)きました。
The whole family went on a trip.
一家(いっか)そろって食事(しょくじ)をする。
The whole family eats together.
正月(しょうがつ)は一家(いっか)で集(あつ)まって、おせち料理(りょうり)を食(た)べます。
At New Year's, the whole family gathers and eats osechi cuisine.
一家(いっか)そろって夕食(ゆうしょく)を食(た)べるのは久(ひさ)しぶりで、みんなとても楽(たの)しそうだった。
It had been a long time since the whole family ate dinner together, and everyone looked very happy.

一家(いっか) refers to a family as a unit — a household living together. It emphasizes the group as a whole rather than individual members.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 一家(いっか)全員(ぜんいん): the whole family, all family members
  • 一家(いっか)に一台(いちだい): one per household
  • 一家(いっか)そろって: the whole family together
  • 一家(いっか)を支(ささ)える: to support the family
  • 一家(いっか)の大黒柱(だいこくばしら): breadwinner, pillar of the family

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 家族(かぞく): family (general, focuses on members)
  • 一家(いっか): family/household (as a collective unit)
  • 世帯(せたい): household (administrative/census term)

NOTE:
Also used with family names: 田中(たなか)一家(いっか) (the Tanaka family).

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Added 2026.1.9 20:57 · Revised 2026.3.30 14:29
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