0055 - 家[가/고] - 집 - house, home, residence; family

The Story [이야기] :

• A home 宀 with pigs 豕.
• Inside every family's house 宀, there should be a pig 豕.  Pigs can be interpreted as a symbol for prosperity and wealth.  Pigs are fat and money in small amounts are stored inside piggy banks.
• If the meaning is "여자[女子]", 고 is used.
• 가[家] can be attached at the end of a noun to mean a specialist/a professional/an authority.  

Stroke Order [획순] :

New Vocabulary [새로운 단어] :

가형 [家兄] - my elder brother
가제 [家弟] - my younger brother
가장 [家長] - the head of a family; a patriarch; a matriarch; one's husband
가인 [家人] - the family; a member of one's family; family members; one's people [folks]; my wife
인가 [人家] - a house; a dwelling house; a human habitation
왕가 [王家] - a royal family
대가 [大家] - a big house; a mansion; a wealthy family; an illustrious [a distinguished] family; an authority; a distinguished scholar; a savant; a (great) master; virtuoso; maestro
외가 [外家] - one's mother's maiden home
가사 [家事] - household [domestic] duties; household affairs; family matters; housekeeping; housework
국가 [國家] - a state; a nation; a country
가문 [家門] - one's family [clan]

 

Example Sentences [예문] :

영土와 國民은 國家의 객체이다.
The territory and people are the objects of the state.

그女는 친家와 外家가 모두 學자 집안이다.

Both her parents are from scholarly families.

그女는 父母님이 갑작스럽게 돌아가신 후로 家長 노릇을 해 왔다.

She's been supporting[in charge of] the family since her parents' sudden death.