お宅

• 読み: おたく
• ローマ字: otaku
• 漢字の分解: お (o) — honorific prefix; 宅 (taku) — home, residence
• 発音: /o.ta.kɯ/

意味

Your house; your home. A polite way to refer to someone else's residence.

The polite/honorific form of 家 (いえ/うち). Used when referring to another person's home in formal or polite conversation. Can also be used as a polite second-person pronoun meaning 'you' in formal settings. Note: the word おたく (otaku) meaning 'enthusiast' is written in hiragana or katakana and has a different nuance.

例文

1. お宅はどちらですか。
2. 明日お宅に伺ってもよろしいですか。
3. お宅のお庭はいつもきれいですね。

使い方ガイド

場面: polite conversation, visiting, formal settings

トーン: polite

起源と歴史

Honorific prefix お plus 宅 (home, residence). 宅 originally referred to a house or dwelling, and the お prefix adds politeness.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal