我が家

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 6

Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Nominal phrase, composed of () (wa, I, me) + (ga, genitive or possessive particle in Old Japanese) + () (ya, house, home).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()() (wa ga ya

  1. my house; one's own house
  2. my family; one's own family

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN