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).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おたく [òtákú] (Heiban – [0])
• 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