宅
Meanings
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- 1.residence
- 2.(coll.) to stay in at home
- 3.to hang around at home
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Wiktionary
- 1.residence; dwelling; house; home
- 2.tomb; grave
- 3.to reside; to dwell
- 4.to place
- 5.Someone who prefers to stay at home rather than go outside; a homebody
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *r'aːɡ): semantic 宀 (“roof”) + phonetic 乇 (OC *ʔr'aːɡ). ; slang: Ultimately from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese お宅 (otaku); this sense developed from the influence of its orthography.
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Components
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Derived terms
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Related words
住宅 residence; dwelling; abode阴宅 (feng shui term) tomb旧宅 former residence宅第 residence宅女 female geek; female nerd; otaku girl民宅 private residence; civilian dwelling阿宅 homebody; geek; nerd; otaku死宅 die-hard otaku (sb who hardly ever emerges from their home, where they play games, watch movies etc)宅舍 house宅子 house; residence故宅 former home古宅 former residence