1199. Which one of these is the odd one out and what's the big deal about it? 家 屋 河 類 友


Answer:

家  KA, KE, ie, ya - house, family

屋  OKU, ya - roof, dealer

河  KA, kawa - river

類  RUI - type, kind, genus

友  YUU, tomo - friend

All take 大 (DAI, oo(kii) - big) in front to make a word, but only 河 uses the "TAI" reading (TAIGA); the others are all "Oo-":

大家  OOYA - landlord

大屋  OOYA - landlord

大河  TAIGA - large river, epic tale

大類  OORUI - a family name

大友  OOTOMO - a family name, a great friend