宅

• 読み: たく
• ローマ字: taku
• 漢字の分解: 宅 (taku) — house, home, residence
• 発音: /ta.kɯ/

意味

House; home; residence. Often used as a suffix or in formal reference to someone's home.

A noun and suffix used formally to refer to someone's residence. Common in compounds like 自宅 (jitaku, one's own home), 宅配 (takuhai, home delivery), and お宅 (otaku, your home/house). As a suffix, it attaches to names: 田中宅 (Tanaka-taku, the Tanaka residence).

例文

1. 今日は自宅で仕事をしている。
2. 宅配便が午後に届く予定です。
3. 山田宅に資料を届けてきた。

使い方ガイド

場面: addresses, delivery, business

トーン: formal

起源と歴史

The kanji 宅 combines 宀 (roof) and 乇 (sprout/entrust), representing a dwelling or place one is entrusted to. Originally meant one's settled home.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal