Japanese symbol for “housework”
家事
かじ
Romaji: kaji
housework; domestic chores
In Japanese, housework is 家事, read かじ (kaji).
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Meanings
- n housework; domestic chores
- n family affairs; household matters
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “housework”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 家事労働 | かじろうどう kajiroudou | housework |
| 水仕 | みずし mizushi | kitchen work; housework |
| ハウスキーピング | ハウスキーピング hausukiipingu | housekeeping; housework; household chores |
| 薪水 | しんすい shinsui | gathering firewood and drawing water; kitchen work; housework |
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 |
| 仕事 | しごと shigoto | work; job; labor |
| 事件 | じけん jiken | event; affair; incident |
See also: Chinese symbol for “housework”.
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