お宅
Japanese
Kanji in this term |
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宅 |
たく Grade: 6 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
Compound of 御 (o-, honorific prefix, kun'yomi) + 宅 (taku, “home”, on'yomi).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- Yutōyomi
- (Tokyo) おたく [òtákú] (Heiban – [0])[2]
- IPA(key): [o̞ta̠kɯ̟ᵝ]
Noun
お宅 (hiragana おたく, rōmaji otaku)
- your home
- (personal pronoun) you
- (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.
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN