Word Meaning 家宝

かほう kahou

家宝 is read as かほう (kahou) and means heirloom.

Meaning

English

heirloom

Reading

Kana

かほう

Romaji

kahou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 102548 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

伝家の宝刀

でんかのほうとう

treasured family sword

伝家の宝刀を抜く

でんかのほうとうをぬく

to employ one's secret weapon

家畜

かちく

domestic animals

家並み

やなみ

row of houses

家庭内暴力

かていないぼうりょく

household violence (esp. adolescent children towards parents)

家臣

かしん

vassal

家族別総当り

かぞくべつそうあたり

rule prohibiting match-ups between wrestlers from the same family

家門

かもん

one's family

重宝

じゅうほう

(priceless) treasure

国宝

こくほう

national treasure

宝

たから

treasure

七宝

しちほう

cloisonne ware

Example Sentences

これは家宝です。

This is a family heirloom.

我が家の家宝は、火事で全て焼けてしまいました。

All our family heirlooms were destroyed in a fire.

メアリーがうっかり落として割ってしまった花瓶は、トムのひいおばあさんのものでした。それは家宝でした。

The vase which Mary accidentally dropped and smashed had belonged to Tom's great-grandmother. It had been a family heirloom.