# 家 — House

Frequency rank 42 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

You will meet this constantly in published Japanese — newspapers, books, signs, and dates.

More common than 地 (Earth), less common than 目 (Eye).

- On’yomi: か、け
- Kun’yomi: いえ、や
- Radical: 宀 Roof (Kangxi 40)
- Frequency path: Level I of XX
- School grade: 2
- Strokes: 10

Rain slides from a peaked roof, a light glows in one window, and a vehicle sits in the driveway.

In words:

- 家 いえ — house
- 家庭 かてい — household
- 家族 かぞく — family

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