自宅警備

Japanese

Kanji in this term
自	宅	警	備
じ Grade: 2	たく Grade: 6	けい Grade: 6	び Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

自宅 (jitaku) +‎ 警備 (keibi), from the excuse that one is not just secluding oneself but looking after the house

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じたくけーび [jìtákúkéꜜèbì] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑita̠kɯ̟ke̞ːbʲi]

Noun

自(じ)宅(たく)警(けい)備(び) • (jitaku keibi) 

1. (slang) reclusiveness: NEETdom, etc.

Related terms

• 自宅警備員(じたくけいびいん) (jitaku keibiin)

See also

• 留守番(るすばん) (rusuban)