"家人" meaning in Japanese

See 家人 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: 家人 [canonical] (ruby: 家(け), 人(にん)), kenin [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|けにん}} 家(け)人(にん) • (kenin)
  1. (dated) one's family, (especially) one's wife Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-家人-ja-noun-vOha7RWy
  2. household; family and servants living within a house
    Sense id: en-家人-ja-noun-DK-Fhhrb Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 6 19 25 20 25 6
  3. (dated) household servants; retainers living in or frequently entering a noble family's house Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-家人-ja-noun-mOV6uNaC Categories (other): Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 1 28 34 0 1 11 1 5 0 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 2 6 56 8 26 2 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 2 8 36 13 38 2 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 3 10 51 11 22 3 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 6 19 25 20 25 6 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 3 9 52 11 23 3 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 2 11 47 15 23 2 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 3 10 50 13 24
  4. (historical) a social rank just above 奴婢(ぬひ) (nuhi, “servant class”) Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-家人-ja-noun-H5NYcH1S Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 2 8 36 13 38 2 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 6 19 25 20 25 6
  5. (historical) alternative form of 御家人 (gokenin, “vassal”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, historical Alternative form of: 御家人 (extra: gokenin, “vassal”)
    Sense id: en-家人-ja-noun-LcSTsc5N Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 2 8 36 13 38 2 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 6 19 25 20 25 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: 家人 [canonical] (ruby: 家(か), 人(じん)), kajin [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|かじん}} 家(か)人(じん) • (kajin)
  1. the family, one's family
    Sense id: en-家人-ja-noun-bOvL2SQf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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Download raw JSONL data for 家人 meaning in Japanese (3.2kB)

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