Korean word

친가

Pronunciation

Romanizationchinga

Meaning

  • nounfather's parents' home

Example

주말에 친가에 다녀왔어요.chu ma re chin ga e ta nyeo wa sseo yo

I visited my father's parents' home over the weekend.

Illustration for 친가 (father's parents' home)

More examples

결혼식 때문에 친가에 내려갔어요.kyeol hon sik ttae mu ne chin ga e nae ryeo ga sseo yo

I went to my father's parents' home for a wedding.

Core concept

The family home or family line connected to the father.

Common phrases

  • 친가에 가다chin ga e ka da

    go to father's parents' home

  • 친가에 다녀오다chin ga e ta nyeo o da

    visit father's parents' home

  • 친가에서 식사하다chin ga e seo sik ssa ha da

    eat at father's parents' home

Similar words

아버지 쪽abeoji jjok: The family side connected through a person's father.
외가oega: A family home connected with a person's mother and her parents.
처가cheoga: The home of a person's spouse's parents and family.

Definition in Korean

아버지의 본집이나 아버지 쪽 가족이 사는 집을 가리키는 명사.a beo ji ui pon ji bi na a beo ji jjok ka jo gi sa neun chi beul ka ri ki neun myeong sa

Word origin

This Sino-Korean compound joins elements associated with kin or parents and a home, and its established use points specifically to the father's family.

Usage tips

  • English often leaves the side of the family unstated, so this word helps identify the father's side without a long explanation.

Other meanings

  • father's sidenoun
  • father's housenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 친가댁chingadaekfather's parents' homenoun
  • 친가집chingajippaternal family homenoun

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