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How to say 'Home' in Japanese | 我が家

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The Japanese word for Home is 'Wagaya', written as 我が家 in Japanese.'Home' in hiragana is わがや.

    word

    我が家

    Meaning

    Home

    Reading

    わがや

    wagaya

    Kanji

    我Self, Ego 家House

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '我が家 (わがや)' means 'home' or 'my/our home'. It is a formal or literary way to refer to one's own home, often carrying a sense of pride, affection, or belonging. This term is commonly used in written language or formal speech. For example: This is my home「ここが我が家です」(ここがわがやです). I returned to my home「我が家に帰った」(わがやにかえった). Note that '我が家' is more poetic or sentimental compared to the more casual '家 (いえ)' or 'うち'.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    3480

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 我が家

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    我

    Meaning

    Self, Ego

  • kanji

    家

    Meaning

    House

Hiragana in the Word 我が家

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    が

    Reading

    Ga

Words Related to 我が家 Through the Kanji 我

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 我 as well.

  • word

    我々

    Meaning

    We

  • word

    我が

    Meaning

    My

  • word

    我

    Meaning

    I, We

  • word

    怪我

    Meaning

    Injury

  • word

    我慢

    Meaning

    Endure, Patience

  • word

    自我

    Meaning

    Ego

  • word

    我が国

    Meaning

    Our country

Words Related to 我が家 Through the Kanji 家

These 22 Words contain the Kanji 家 as well.

  • word

    家

    Meaning

    House

  • word

    家族

    Meaning

    Family

  • word

    家内

    Meaning

    Wife

  • word

    国家

    Meaning

    Nation

  • word

    家庭

    Meaning

    Family, Home

  • word

    家賃

    Meaning

    Rent

  • word

    作家

    Meaning

    Writer

  • word

    家出

    Meaning

    Runaway

  • word

    大家

    Meaning

    Landlord

  • word

    家屋

    Meaning

    House

  • word

    家計

    Meaning

    Budget, Household

  • word

    実家

    Meaning

    Home, Parents

  • word

    政治家

    Meaning

    Politician

  • word

    一家

    Meaning

    Family

  • word

    農家

    Meaning

    Farmer, Farmhouse

  • word

    家事

    Meaning

    Housework

  • word

    画家

    Meaning

    Painter

  • word

    家主

    Meaning

    Landlord

  • word

    専門家

    Meaning

    Expert

  • word

    家具

    Meaning

    Furniture

  • word

    家臣

    Meaning

    Retainer

  • word

    武家

    Meaning

    Samurai

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'Wagaya' means 'Home' .

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