宅 appears in words about homes and housing. Learn its reading together with each complete word.
The idea
宅 has six strokes and is read たく in 自宅, 帰宅, 住宅 and 宅配. 自宅 means one’s own home; 帰宅する means to return home.
| Word | Reading | In context |
|---|---|---|
| 自宅 | じたく | I work at home today. |
| 帰宅 | きたく | I returned home at seven. |
| 住宅 | じゅうたく | This area has many homes. |
| 宅配 | たくはい | I received a package through a home delivery service. |
Examples
- 今日は自宅で仕事をします。I work at home today.
- 七時に帰宅しました。I returned home at seven.
- 自宅に荷物が届きました。A parcel arrived at my home.
- この地域には住宅がたくさんあります。This area has many homes.
- 先生のお宅を訪ねました。I visited the teacher’s home.
- 宅配で荷物を受け取りました。I received a package through a home delivery service.
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宅 is usually found in compounds, unlike 家（いえ）, a common independent word for house or home. お宅 can respectfully refer to someone else’s home.
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自宅（＿＿）
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じたく
自宅 is じたく: 自 means oneself, so the compound refers to one’s own home.
帰宅（＿＿）
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きたく
帰宅 is きたく: 帰 indicates returning, and 帰宅する means to return home.
住＿（じゅうたく）［宅／家］
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宅
宅 completes 住宅（じゅうたく）, a word for housing or a residence.
Practice round
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自宅（＿＿）
帰宅（＿＿）
住＿（じゅうたく）［宅／家］
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Tap the words in the right order.
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Write 宅 using the linked stroke diagram, then cover the readings and say 自宅 and 帰宅 aloud. Make a sentence about working at home.