Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 廃家(はいか) in Japanese

廃家
Kana Reading
はいか, はいけ
Romaji
haika, haike
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    deserted house; ruined house
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    abolishing one's own family line in order to join another (under pre-1947 Japanese law); extinct family

Related Kanji

廃 JLPT 1

12 strokes

abolish, obsolete, cessation, discarding, abandon

On'Yomi: ハイ

Kun'Yomi: すた.れる, すた.る

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家 JLPT 4

10 strokes

house, home, family, professional, expert, performer

On'Yomi: カ, ケ

Kun'Yomi: いえ, や, うち

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