我が家 – Vocabulary details

我わが家いえ

Meanings

Expression

Noun

1. one's house; one's home; one's family

Alt. forms

Kanji used

我

me (old fashioned)

家

house

Pitch accent

わ

がいえ

Used in: 1905

Composed of

我わが

my; our; one's own

家いえ

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

Examples (8 in total)

ようこそ、我わが家やへ。

Welcome to our home.

我わが家やにはいつ来これそう？

When can you come to my house?

トムは我わが家やの長ちょう男なんです。

Tom is our oldest son.

トムは我わが家やの末すえっ子こです。

Tom is our youngest child.

我わが家やは大だい修しゅう理りが必ひつ要ようだ。

My house needs major repairs.

この猫ねこは、いわば、我わが家やの一いち員いんなのです。

This cat is, so to speak, a member of our family.

我わが家やの家か宝ほうは、火か事じで全すべて焼やけてしまいました。

All our family heirlooms were destroyed in a fire.

彼かの女じょの家いえは我わが家やより２、３さん倍ばい広ひろい。