家中(いえじゅう)

いえじゅう
noun
all over the house; the whole family
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1. all over the house; the whole house
Every part of one's house.
家中(いえじゅう)を探(さが)した。
I searched the whole house.
家中(いえじゅう)が物(もの)であふれている。
The whole house is overflowing with stuff.
大掃除(おおそうじ)の日(ひ)は、朝(あさ)から家中(いえじゅう)の窓(まど)を開(あ)けて空気(くうき)を入(い)れ替(か)える。
On cleaning day, we open every window in the house from the morning to air it out.
2. the whole family; everyone in the house
Everyone who lives in the house.
家中(いえじゅう)で出(で)かける。
The whole family goes out.
家中(いえじゅう)が風邪(かぜ)をひいた。
The whole family caught a cold.
祖父(そふ)の退院(たいいん)が決(き)まって、家中(いえじゅう)がほっとした。
When Grandfather's discharge was decided, the whole family was relieved.

〜中(じゅう) means "throughout": 家中(いえじゅう) "all over the house," like 一日中(いちにちじゅう) "all day" and 世界中(せかいじゅう) "all over the world."

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Read かちゅう, 家中(かちゅう) is a historical word for the retainers of a feudal lord; in modern speech the word is いえじゅう.

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Added 2026.10.9 4:48 · Revised 2026.10.9 4:49
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