我が家

Japanese

Kanji in this term
我 家
わ
Grade: 6 		や
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

Nominal phrase, composed of 我(わ) (wa, “I, me”) + が (ga, genitive or possessive particle in Old Japanese) + 家(や) (ya, “house, home”).

Pronunciation

Noun

我(わ)が家(や) • (wa ga ya) 

  1. my house; one's own house
  2. my family; one's own family

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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