home, house, residence
On'yomi (音読み)
- タク
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- たく
About this kanji
The kanji 宅, pronounced as takuy with the on'yomi and taku with the kun'yomi, primarily means "home" or "house." It is often used in nouns rather than verbs. Common compounds include 住宅 (じゅうたく), which means "residential" and refers to living spaces, 宅配 (たくはい), meaning "home delivery," which you see when ordering food or packages to be delivered to your home, and 自宅 (じたく), meaning "one's own home." A useful note is that this kanji often refers to a place where someone resides, emphasizing the comfort and security of home life.
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Example sentences
私の宅はここです。
My house is here.
Meanings across languages
- English
- home, house, residence
- Tiếng Việt
- nhà, gia đình, nơi ở
- 日本語
- 家, 宅
- 한국어
- 집, 주택, 거주지
- 中文
- 家, 房子, 住宅
- id
- rumah, hunian
- th
- บ้าน, ที่อยู่อาศัย
- es
- hogar, casa, residencia
- fr
- maison, domicile, résidence
- de
- Zuhause, Haus, Wohnsitz
- pt
- casa, residência
Common compounds
- 住宅じゅうたくresidential, housing
- 宅配たくはいhome delivery
- 自宅じたくone's own home
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