家里

See also: 家裡 and 家裏

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 家里 – see 家裡 (“home; in one's house; people in one's household; family; etc.”). (This term, 家里, is the simplified form of 家裡.)
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
家	里
か Grade: 2	り Grade: 2
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese compound 家裡／家里 (kae li^X, literally “home + inside”). Compare the reading of modern Cantonese 家裡／家里 (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(か)里(り) • (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(ふるさと) (furusato), 故郷(こきょう) (kokyō), 郷里(きょうり) (kyōri)
(wife): 妻(つま) (tsuma), 本妻(ほんさい) (honsai), 家内(かない) (kanai), 奥様(おくさま) (okusama)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

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