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家
house
Meanings
house RTKHome
Mnemonic Aliases
Narrative names used in mnemonics for this kanji.
school house(mnemonic)
Community Mnemonic
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Think of "The Three Little Pigs". There was a house made of straw, another made of sticks, and a third made of bricks, each occupied by a pig. So, naturally, housetop over pig means house, the central element of that story.
Source: Kanji Koohii community
Radical Components
On'yomi
かけ
Kun'yomi
いえやうち