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自宅
Meaning in Englishone's own home (same as 自分の家 (じぶんのいえ))
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What it means
自宅 means one's own home or residence; it refers to the place where someone lives, used in formal contexts to distinguish from work or public spaces.
Main meanings
- One's own home or residence, the place where the speaker lives.
- Used to describe actions associated with home, such as staying or working from home.
- More formal than 家 or うち, commonly used in written, business, or official contexts.
How to use it
Used to refer to the place one lives; more formal than 家 or うち; used with particles to mark location or movement, indicating staying at home or performing activities from home.
Variants and close terms
- 家 (ie) — casual synonym; romaji: ie
- 自分の家 (jibun no ie) — more explicit for 'one's own home'; romaji: jibun no ie
- 自宅待機 (jitaku taiki) — stay-at-home usage in health or safety contexts; romaji: jitaku taiki
Composition
- 自 = self, 宅 = dwelling; together they denote the dwelling one owns or inhabits, i.e., one’s own home; the pronunciation is jitaku (on'yomi).
Etymology
自 self; 宅 dwelling; combined form read as jitaku (jitaku), the standard on'yomi reading.
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Noun (名詞)
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