本家

Japanese

Noun

本家 (hiragana ほんけ, romaji honke)

1. main home; birthplace

Synonyms

• 本家本元 (ほんけほんもと, honkehontomo)

Mandarin

Noun

本家 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin běnjiā)

1. a member of the same clan
2. a distant relative with the same family name