noun

  1. head house (family), birthplace, originator.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
本家 ほんけ
ほけ
本家
本家 ほけ
本家 いや
ほん
いえ
本家 ほんいえ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

book, present, main
ホン もと まと (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
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)