家里
See also: 家裡 and 家裏
Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 家里 – see 家裡 (“home, family; one's own group, one's own system; etc.”). (This term, 家里, is the simplified form of 家裡.) |
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Japanese
Etymology
Kanji in this term | |
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家 | 里 |
か Grade: 2 | り Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese compound 家裡 (kae liX, literally “home + inside”). Compare the reading of modern Cantonese 家裡 (gaa1 leoi5), or the meaning of Japanese synonyms 家内 (kanai, “wife”, literally “home + inside”), 奥様 (okusama, “wife”, literally “inside + honorable”).
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Kan’on
- IPA(key): [ka̠ɾʲi]
Noun
家里 (hiragana かり, rōmaji kari)
- (obsolete, rare) one's hometown, one's native village
- (obsolete, rare) one's wife
Usage notes
Does not appear to be used in modern Japanese.
Synonyms
- (hometown): 故郷 (furusato), 故郷 (kokyō), 郷里 (kyōri)
- (wife): 妻 (tsuma), 本妻 (honsai), 家内 (kanai), 奥様 (okusama)
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan