What does 家 mean in Japanese?

家 (いえ) means "house / home" in Japanese. It is a JLPT N5 level vocabulary word in the places category.

How do you pronounce 家?

家 is read as いえ (romanized: ie).

家

いえ

house / home

📍 Places & Locations • JLPT N5

家に帰ります。

I'm going home.

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