実家
じっか · jikka
(one's parents') home
Other ways to say “home” in Japanese →
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Example sentences
お正月に実家へ帰ります。
おしょうがつにじっかへかえります。
I will return to my parents' home for the New Year.
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お正月には、実家と弟の家族も一緒に過ごす予定だ。
おしょうがつには、じっかとおとうとのかぞくもいっしょにすごすよていだ。
During the New Year, I plan to spend time with my parents' home and my brother's family.
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What does 実家 mean?
(one's parents') home.
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じっか (jikka). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
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JLPT N1 — advanced. See the JLPT N1 guide.
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