帰宅部

Japanese

Kanji in this term
帰	宅	部
き Grade: 2	たく Grade: 6	ぶ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
歸宅部 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

帰宅 (kitaku, “going home”) +‎ 部 (-bu, “club”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きたく​ぶ [kìtákúꜜbù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [kʲita̠kɯ̟ᵝbɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

帰(き)宅(たく)部(ぶ) • (kitakubu) 

1. (school slang) (being a part of) the "going-home club" (i.e. not participating in any after-school clubs)