10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N4

house, home, family, professional, expert, performer

Kun'yomi
  • house ②family ③lineage
  • shop ②someone who sells (something) or works as (something) ③house ④roof
  • one's house ②house
On'yomi
  • -ist
  • house
Nanori
  • あり
  • つか

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

いえ 51.2%
34.4%
11.6%
2.7%

Character Breakdown

house, home, family
いえ カ や (2nd, N4)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
pig, hog, pig radical (no. 152)
 (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

house ②family ③lineage
running away from home ②outing ③becoming a Buddhist monk
social standing of a family ②good family
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References

Unicode hex code 5BB6
JIS X 0208 1-18-40
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1311
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1337
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2273
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 7169
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 165
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 165
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 53
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 158
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 89
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 189
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 46
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 52
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.8
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 480
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 547
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3m7.1
Four corner code 3023.2
De Roo Code 751