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お家 (おうち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Meanings 1
noun
your home ; your family ; their home ; their family
honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) usually written using kana alone
Honorific term for someone else's home or family. Used to show respect toward the listener or a third party. Often used in polite conversation.
See also: お宅
Written forms お 家うち
Standard kanji spelling; the honorific prefix お is written in kana.
御お 内うち
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used.
Kanji 御 honorable, manipulate, govern お
家うち
の
皆みな
さん
に
よろしく
お
伝つた
え
ください
。
Please give my regards to your family.
2
noun
(my) home
children's language usually written using kana alone
Childish or very informal way to refer to one's own home. Used mainly by children or in family settings. Not honorific in this sense.
inside, within, between
Similar words お 宅たく お宅 is a more formal honorific term for someone's home, often used in business or with strangers. お家 is softer and more common in everyday polite speech.
家いえ 家 is the plain word for 'house' or 'home'. お家 adds the honorific prefix お, making it polite or childish depending on context.
Etymology Honorific prefix お + 家 (house/home). The reading うち for 家 is a native Japanese word. The form おうち is a polite or affectionate variant.
