家か例れい

noun

family custom; family tradition

Refers to a custom or practice passed down within a particular family. Somewhat formal and not an everyday word; 家の習慣 (ie no shūkan) is more common in casual speech.

• この家か例れいは江え戸ど時じ代だいから続つづいている。

  This family custom has been passed down since the Edo period.

• 家か例れいに従したがって、正しょう月がつには必かならず親しん戚せきが集あつまる。

  Following the family tradition, relatives always gather for New Year's.