The whole family; all members of a household. Often used as in "the whole family" or "everyone in the house."
家中で祝いの席を開いた。
The whole family held a celebratory gathering.
風邪で家中が寝込んだ。
The whole household was laid up with colds.
家中の者は皆、彼を尊敬していた。
Everyone in the family respected him.
Throughout the house; all over the home. Synonymous with 「家じゅう」 or 「うちじゅう」, meaning everywhere inside the house.
猫が家中を走り回っている。
The cat is running all over the house.
家中に良い香りが漂っている。
A pleasant scent is wafting throughout the house.
掃除をして家中をきれいにした。
I cleaned up and made the whole house tidy.
Historically, the retainers or household (vassals) serving a daimyo or samurai family; the clan or household organization. An archaic/historical term.
江戸時代の家中は家臣たちで構成されていた。
In the Edo period, the household (kachu) was made up of retainers.