Japanese symbol for “house”
家屋
かおく
Romaji: kaoku
house; building
In Japanese, house is 家屋, read かおく (kaoku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n house; building
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “house”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 家 | いえ ie | house; residence; dwelling |
| 家 | け ke | house; family |
| 宅 | たく taku | house; home |
| 邸宅 | ていたく teitaku | (large) house; residence; mansion |
| ハウス | ハウス hausu | house |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 家族 | かぞく kazoku | family |
| 国家 | こっか kokka | state; country; nation |
| 家庭 | かてい katei | home; household; family |
| 作家 | さっか sakka | author; writer; novelist |
| 実家 | じっか jikka | (one's parents') home |
| 農家 | のうか nouka | farmer; farming family |
| 部屋 | へや heya | room; chamber |
| 屋根 | やね yane | roof |
See also: Chinese symbol for “house”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.