お宅

Japanese
Kanji in this term
宅
たく
Grade: 6
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
御宅

Etymology

Compound of 御 (o-, honorific prefix, kun'yomi) +‎ 宅 (taku, “home”, on'yomi).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) おたく [òtákú] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [o̞ta̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

お宅(たく) • (otaku) 

  1. your home
  2. (rare) geek

Usage notes

The slang おたく or オタク (“geek”) is normally written in kana, and rarely in this kanji form.

Descendants
  • → Chinese: 宅 (“homebody”)

Pronoun

お宅(たく) • (otaku) 

  1. (personal pronoun) you

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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