家政|かせいkasei[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounhousehold economy; housekeeping; homemaking
- Related家政学かせいがくNeutralThe academic study of food, clothing, housing and the family budget, as in 「家政学部」. It is a discipline; 「家政」 is the practical running of a home.
- Related家庭科かていかNeutralThe home economics subject taught in elementary and junior high schools, where pupils learn cooking and sewing. A school course name with an educational focus.
- Related家事かじNeutralConcrete chores such as cooking, cleaning and laundry; very common in everyday speech. 「家政」 leans toward managing the household as a whole.
- RelatedドメスティックサイエンスNeutralLoanword for home economics as a discipline; old-fashioned now, with 「家政学」 the usual term. 「家政」 is about the practical business of running a home.
- RelatedホームエコノミックスNeutralLoanword for home economics or a home ec class; leans academic, and does not cover everyday housekeeping.
- RelatedホームエコノミクスNeutralA less common spelling variant of the loanword for home economics; it names the subject, not the practice of housework.
- RelatedドメスチックサイエンスNeutralA spelling variant of ドメスティックサイエンス with the same sense as 「家政学」; the older spelling, rarely seen today.
「家政」 is running a household, chores and finances alike, often in compounds like 「家政婦」. Chores are 「家事」, the school subject 「家庭科」, the field 「家政学」. ドメスティックサイエンス is dated, ホームエコノミクス uncommon, ホームエコノミックス academic.
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