一家

• 読み: いっか
• ローマ字: ikka
• 漢字の分解: 一 (ichi/it) — one; 家 (ka/ie) — house, family
• 発音: /ik.ka/

意味

Family; household; clan. A whole family or household living together.

A noun referring to an entire family unit. Used in phrases like 一家全員 (the whole family), 一家団欒 (family gathered together), and 一家の主 (head of the household). Can also mean 'an authority in a field' as in 一家を成す (to establish oneself as an authority). The double consonant っ is important for correct pronunciation.

例文

1. 一家で温泉旅行に行った。
2. 彼は料理の世界で一家を成した。
3. 一家全員がそろうのは正月だけだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: family life, news, formal writing

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Composed of 一 (one) and 家 (house, family). Literally 'one house,' meaning all the people under one roof.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal