たく
JLPT:N3
Frequency:

1House; home — a kanji rarely standing alone, but very common as a suffix (attached to a name, e.g. 佐藤様宅) or in compounds like 自宅 (one's own home), 宅配 (home delivery), 帰宅 (returning home).

NounNoun (Suffix)

Examples

仕事の後、私は自宅に帰った。

After work, I returned home.

宅配便が荷物を届けてくれた。

The courier delivered the package.

帰宅途中にスーパーに寄った。

I stopped by the supermarket on my way home.

佐藤様宅へ荷物をお届けに上がりました。

I've come to deliver a package to Mr. Sato's residence.

2One's house or home (often used with the honorific お as お宅, to refer to someone's home, or, colloquially, as a polite 'you').

Noun

Examples

お宅はどちらですか?

Where is your home?

お宅のご夫妻によろしくお伝えください。

Please give my regards to you and your spouse.

3A somewhat old-fashioned, formal term a wife uses to refer to her own husband; uncommon today, but still occasionally heard in polite phone or business contexts.

Noun

Examples

宅はただいま出張中でございます。

My husband is away on a business trip right now.

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