英和和英

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名詞

1

（＝家屋）a house; a mansion; a cottage; a place

用例

• 家を建てる
  to build a house

• あの人は家を建てた
  He has built himself a house―had a house built.
• 家を建て直す
  to rebuild a house
• 出来合いの家を買った
  I have bought a ready-built house.
• この家は借家だ
  This is not my own house.
• 家を借りる
  to rent a house
• 彼は自分の家を持っている
  He has a house of his own.
• 家を修繕する
  to repair a house
• 家は修繕中
  The house is under repairs.
• 家は修繕が行届いている
  The house is in good repair.
• 家は修繕しないからこわれている
  The house is out of repair.
• 家に住む
  to live in a house
• 住む家
  a house to live in
• この家に誰が住んでいるか
  Who lives in this house?
  Who occupies this house?
• この家は誰も住んでいない
  The house is unoccupied
  The house is untenanted.
• この家は人が住んだことがあるか
  Has this house been lived in?
• この家は人が住んだことが無い
  This house has not been lived in.
• あの家はふさがっているか
  Is the house occupied?
• 家は明いている
  The house is vacant.
• 家がふさがった
  The house is taken.
• 家を明ける
  to quit a house―clear a house―clear out
• 家を明け渡す
  to vacate a house
• 家を持つ
  to keep house―（初めてなら）―begin housekeeping
• 僕は下宿屋生活に飽きたから家を持とうと思う
  I am tired of lodging-house life, and am going to begin housekeeping.
• 今度の家は山の手です
  My new place is in the suburbs.
• 犬は家の番をする
  The dog watches the house.
• 友人の家に泊まっている
  I am staying at a friend's―staying with a friend.

2

（＝家族）a family; a house

用例

• 家を起こす
  to found a house―make one's fortune

• 家を継ぐ
  to succeed to the family estate
• あの家は代々家老を勤めた
  The family held the office of Karo from generation to generation.
• あのような息子は家の面目だ
  Such a son is a credit to his family.
• お前のような奴は家の面汚しだ
  You are a disgrace to your family.
• お家の一大事
  It is a matter of grave concern to the House.
• 不義はお家のご法度
  Illicit intercourse is under the ban of the House.
• あの家は気違いの血統だ
  Insanity runs in the family.

3

（＝家庭）home; a household; a family

用例

• 家を治める
  to manage a household―regulate one's family

• 家に帰る
  to go home―come home
• 家に居る
  to stay at home
• 父は家におります
  Father is at home.
• 家に居ない
  He is not at home―away from home.
• 家を明ける
  to stay away from home
• 家を出る
  to leave home
• 吉原が明るくなれば家は闇
  When one is at home about town, it is dark at home.
• 女房は家の宝
  A good wife is a household treasure.
• 家の中は彼の言いなり放題だ
  The whole household is at his beck and call.

4

〈以下特例〉

用例

• 君の家はどこか
  Where do you live?

• 彼の家は築地の方だ
  He lives down Tsukiji way.
• 家は広いけれども道具が無い
  We have plenty of room, but little furniture.
• 家の中に引込んでいる
  I stay indoors.
• 家の中は暑い
  It is hot within.
• 富貴の家に生まれた
  He was born rich―born to wealth―born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
• 貧賤の家に生まれた
  He was born poor―born to poverty.
• 家貧にして孝子出づ
  “Adversity brings out a man's virtues.”【イディオム・格言的】
• 家を再興する
  to retrieve one's fortunes
• 家をたたむ
  to wind up one's affairs
• 家に盗人を養う
  “So many servants, so many thieves.”【イディオム・格言的】
• 家には鼠、国には盗人
  “Every mountain has its wolf.”【イディオム・格言的】
• 積善の家に余慶あり
  Virtue brings its reward with it.

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接尾詞

A house; a family

• 豊臣家
  the House of Toyotomi―the Toyotomi family―the Toyotomis