What's the difference between いえ and うち?

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Apparently, according to my textbook, いえ can be 家　in Kanji. But うち can't.

家 can be read both as いえ and うち, but うち tends to be written in hiragana to avoid confusion. — naruto, Jul 06 '18 at 06:19

Tim F. · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-06T10:19:45.253

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家 - Refers to a physical house or home (i.e., the building itself)

うち - Describes the meta-physical 'house' or 'home'

edited Jul 06 '18 at 10:19

answered Jul 06 '18 at 06:13

Tim F.

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