[Japanese family system] The ie (家) is a Japanese term which translates directly to household. It can mean either a physical home or refer to a family’s lineage. It is popularly used as the `traditional” family structure. The physical definition of an ie consists of an estate that includes a house, rice paddies and vegetable gardens, ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ie_(Japanese_family_system)
[letter] Ie or Iota (asomtavruli {Script|Geok|Ⴢ}, nuskhuri {Script|Geok|ⴢ}, mkhedruli ჲ) is the 15th letter of the three Georgian scripts. In the system of Georgian numerals it has a value of 60. Now obsolete in Georgian language. ==Letter== ===Stroke order=== Direction of writing: ==Computer encodings== ==Bibliography== ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ie_(letter)
[trading houses] Ie (家, lit. `house`) were pre-modern Japanese trading houses and precursors to the modern zaibatsu and keiretsu. They first emerged in the mid-18th century, and shared many features with the Western concept of cottage industry. The ie operated on a system very similar to what economists today call the `Putting-Out system`... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ie_(trading_houses)