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：2026/01/04
本家
Hiragana
ほんけ
Noun
broadly
Japanese Meaning
血縁・家系の中心となる家。また，その家筋。分家に対していう。 / ある芸道・商売などで，その流派・家系の中心となる家・人。 / 模倣品・派生品などに対して，もとのもの。本元。オリジナル。
Easy Japanese Meaning
いえのなかまで、いちばんおおもとのいえをいう。ものごとのもとになったところのこともいう。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
宗家 / 出生地 / 起源
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
宗家 / 出生地 / 本源
Korean Meaning
집안의 중심이 되는 본집, 부모가 사는 집 / 출생지, 태어난 집 / 원조, 원래의 출처
Vietnamese Meaning
nhà chính; gia đình gốc (trong một dòng họ) / quê quán; nơi sinh / bản gốc; nguồn gốc
Tagalog Meaning
pangunahing tahanan ng angkan / sinilangan / pinagmulan
Sense（1）
main home; birthplace
Sense（2）
(by extension) original; origin
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（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
Quizzes for review
main home; birthplace / (by extension) original; origin
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本家
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My main home is in Kyoto.
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私の本家は京都にあります。
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