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How to say 'Home' or 'Parents' in Japanese | 実家

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The Japanese word for Home or Parents is 'Jikka', written as 実家 in Japanese.'Home' or 'Parents' in hiragana is じっか.

    word

    実家

    Meaning

    Home, Parents

    Reading

    じっか

    jikka

    Kanji

    実Fruit, Truth 家House

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '実家 (じっか)' refers to one's parents' home or family home. It is commonly used to describe the house where one's parents live, often implying a place of origin or childhood home. This word is frequently used when discussing visiting or returning to one's family home. For example: I will visit my parents' home during the holidays「休みに実家に帰ります」(やすみにじっかにかえります). My parents' home is in the countryside「私の実家は田舎にあります」(わたしのじっかはいなかにあります). Note that '実家' specifically refers to the home of one's parents, not just any home.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    2943

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 実家

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    実

    Meaning

    Fruit, Truth

  • kanji

    家

    Meaning

    House

Words Related to 実家 Through the Kanji 実

These 30 Words contain the Kanji 実 as well.

  • word

    実

    Meaning

    Truth

  • word

    事実

    Meaning

    Fact

  • word

    現実

    Meaning

    Reality

  • word

    実現

    Meaning

    Realization

  • word

    実施

    Meaning

    Implementation

  • word

    実行

    Meaning

    Execution

  • word

    実験

    Meaning

    Experiment

  • word

    実際

    Meaning

    Actually

  • word

    実践

    Meaning

    Practice

  • word

    真実

    Meaning

    Truth

  • word

    充実

    Meaning

    Fulfillment

  • word

    実質

    Meaning

    Substance

  • word

    実は

    Meaning

    Actually

  • word

    実習

    Meaning

    Training

  • word

    実物

    Meaning

    Real, Actual

  • word

    実に

    Meaning

    Truly

  • word

    実態

    Meaning

    Reality

  • word

    実用的

    Meaning

    Practical

  • word

    確実

    Meaning

    Certain

  • word

    実感

    Meaning

    Realization

  • word

    実例

    Meaning

    Example

  • word

    実力

    Meaning

    Ability

  • word

    誠実

    Meaning

    Honest, Sincere

  • word

    実績

    Meaning

    Achievement

  • word

    実体

    Meaning

    Substance

  • word

    実用

    Meaning

    Practical

  • word

    実在

    Meaning

    Existence

  • word

    実る

    Meaning

    Bear fruit

  • word

    実務

    Meaning

    Practical work

  • word

    忠実

    Meaning

    Accurate, Faithful

Words Related to 実家 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

    我が家

    Meaning

    Home

  • 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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What does 'Jikka' (実家) mean?

'Jikka' means 'Home' or 'Parents' .

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