家具

See also: 家俱, 傢俱, and 傢具

Chinese

		home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools	tool; device; utensil tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument
trad. (家具/傢具/家俱/傢俱)		家/傢	具/俱
simp. (家具)		家	具

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiājù

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚㄐㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹ geoi⁶
Gan (Wiktionary): 'ga¹ qy⁵
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): kâ-khí

(Hailu, HRS): ga^ˋ ki^˖
Jin (Wiktionary): jia¹ jy³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ka-kū / kee-kī / ka-khū
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹ka-jiu; ¹cia-jiu
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): jia¹ jy⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiājù
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚㄐㄩˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiajyù
  - Wade–Giles: chia¹-chü⁴
  - Yale: jyā-jyù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiajiuh
  - Palladius: цзяцзюй (czjaczjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    佳句
    加劇 / 加剧
    夾具 / 夹具
    家具
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaa¹ geoi⁶
  - Yale: gā geuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹ goey⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ga¹ gêu⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː⁵⁵ kɵy̯²²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: 'ga¹ qy⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈka⁴² t͡ɕʰy¹¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kâ-khí
  - Hakka Romanization System: ga^ˊ ki^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ga¹ ki³
  - Sinological IPA: /ka²⁴ kʰi³¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: ga^ˋ ki^˖
  - Sinological IPA: /ka⁵³ kʰi³³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: jia¹ jy³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕia¹¹ t͡ɕy⁴⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka-kū
  - Tâi-lô: ka-kū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ka'ku
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ka³³ ku⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ ku³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ka⁴⁴⁻²² ku²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kee-kī
  - Tâi-lô: kee-kī
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² ki²²/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka-khū
  - Tâi-lô: ka-khū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ka'qu
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰu³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹ka-jiu; ¹cia-jiu
  - MiniDict: ka^平 jiu; cia^平 jiu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹ka-jjy; ¹jia-jjy
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ka⁵⁵ d͡ʑy²¹/, /t͡ɕia⁵⁵ d͡ʑy²¹/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: jia¹ jy⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯a̠³³ t͡ɕy⁴⁵/

Noun

家具

furniture (Classifier: 件 m; 套 m)
那家店有很多家具可供挑選。 [MSC, trad.]
那家店有很多家具可供挑选。 [MSC, simp.]
Nà jiā diàn yǒu hěn duō jiājù kě gōng tiǎoxuǎn. [Pinyin]
That store has a good selection of furniture.

Usage notes

Although 家具 (jiājù) contains the character for home 家 (jiā), the term can denote home, outdoor and office furniture, and even electrical appliances and hygiene facilities.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 家具 (“furniture”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		家生, 家俬
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		家具
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	家具
	Taiwan	家具
	Langfang	家具
	Chifeng	家具
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	家具
	Harbin	家具, 家什
	Shenyang	家具
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	家具, 擺飾
	Tangshan	家具
	Cangzhou	家具
	Baoding	家具, 家伙
	Shijiazhuang	家具
	Jinan	家具, 家什兒
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Qingdao	家具
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	家什
	Daming	家具
	Wanrong	家具
	Zhengzhou	家具
	Xi'an	家具
	Xining	家具
	Xuzhou	家具
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	家具, 家什
	Lanzhou	家具
	Ürümqi	家具, 家巴什
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	家具
	Chongqing	家具
	Wuhan	家業, 家具
	Guiyang	家具
	Kunming	家具, 家什
	Guilin	家具
	Liuzhou	家私, 家具
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	家具
	Yangzhou	家具
	Nantong	家具
	Hefei	家具
Cantonese	Guangzhou	家私
	Hong Kong	家私
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	家私, 家生
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	家私
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	家私
	Macau	家私
	Taishan	家私
	Dongguan	家私
	Yangjiang	家私
	Beihai	家什
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	家具
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	家具
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	家具
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	家私
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	家私
	Móng Cái	家私
Gan	Nanchang	家具
Gan	Pingxiang	家具
Hakka	Meixian	家私
	Xingning	家私
	Dabu (Xihe)	家私
	Yudu	家具
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	家具
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	家具
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	家具
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	家具
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	家具
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	家具
	Hong Kong	家私
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	家私
	Senai (Huiyang)	家私
Huizhou	Jixi	家具
Huizhou	Shexian	家具, 木器家沙
Jin	Taiyuan	家具, 擺紮
	Xinzhou	家具
	Linhe	家具
	Jining	家具
	Hohhot	家具
	Baotou	家具
	Zhangjiakou	家具
	Handan	家具
Northern Min	Jian'ou	房間裡, 家私
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	家私, 閑架
	Fuzhou (Changle)	家私
	Fuqing	家私
	Yongtai	家私
	Gutian	家私
	Fu'an	家私
	Ningde	家私
	Shouning	行頭
	Zhouning	家私頭
	Fuding	家私
Southern Min	Xiamen	家私, 家私頭
	Quanzhou	家私, 家私頭
	Zhangzhou	家私, 家私頭
	Kaohsiung	家具
	Yilan	家私
	Changhua (Lukang)	家具
	Taichung	家具
	Taichung (Wuqi)	家具
	Tainan	家具
	Taitung	家具
	Hsinchu	家具
	Penghu (Magong)	家用品
	Singapore (Hokkien)	家私
	Chaozhou	家私
	Shantou	家私
	Jieyang	家私
	Bangkok (Teochew)	家具
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	家私
	Leizhou	家私
Puxian Min	Putian	家私
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	家私
Wu	Shanghai	家具, 家生
	Suzhou	家生
	Danyang	家具
	Hangzhou	家具
	Ningbo	家私, 家具
	Wenzhou	間底, 家生
	Jinhua	家具
Xiang	Changsha	家具, 家私
	Loudi	家私
	Shuangfeng	家私

Japanese

Kanji in this term
家	具
か Grade: 2	ぐ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かぐ [káꜜgù] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ka̠ɡɯ̟]

Noun

家(か)具(ぐ) • (kagu)

furniture

Derived terms

収納家具(しゅうのうかぐ) (shūnōkagu)
スチール家具(かぐ) (suchīru kagu)
ユニット家具(かぐ) (yunitto kagu)
ラタン家具(かぐ) (ratan kagu)
籐家具(とうかぐ) (tōkagu): rattan furniture
家具屋(かぐや) (kaguya)
調度家具(ちょうどかぐ) (chōdokagu)
家具店(かぐてん) (kaguten)
家具付(かぐつ)きアパート (kagutsuki apāto)

Korean

Hanja in this term
家	具

Noun

家具 • (gagu) (hangeul 가구)

hanja form^? of 가구 (“furniture”)