お宅

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
たく
Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
御宅

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

(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: (homebody)

Pronoun

(たく) (otaku

  1. (personal pronoun) you

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN