EntryCommon
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

    one's house; one's home; one's family

    わが家の近くに教会がある。
    There is a church near my house.

Also written わが家【わがや】我家【わがや】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

ego, I, selfish, our, oneself

Kun
われわ.が-わが-
On
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
829 of 2500
Radical
spear
WaniKani
Level 26

Built from

Used in names as

あが

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
4-7-3, 4-7-4SKIP code
0a7.10The Kanji Dictionary
2355.0Four corner code
2259deroo
6211Unicode hex code
1-18-70JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
200Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2028New Nelson (John Haig)
3548New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4362Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2208Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2971Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
640Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
690Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1392A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
545Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
719Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11545Morohashi
817A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1302Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1381Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
745sakade
1329Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
833henshall3
848Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
380crowley
1164Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
837Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
647Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wo3Pinyin reading
aKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

house, home, family, professional, expert, performer

Kun
いえうち
On
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
133 of 2500
Radical
roof
WaniKani
Level 7

Built from

Used in names as

ありつか

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-3-7SKIP code
3m7.1The Kanji Dictionary
3023.2Four corner code
751deroo
5bb6Unicode hex code
1-18-40JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1311Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1337New Nelson (John Haig)
2273New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2827Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1458Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1963Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
541Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
580Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
81A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1185Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
151Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7169Morohashi
83A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
165Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
165Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
53sakade
158Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
89henshall3
189Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
46crowley
52Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.8busy_people
480Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
547Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jia1, gu1Pinyin reading
gaKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7WaniKani level