How to say 'Home' in Japanese | 在宅

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The Japanese word for Home is 'Zaitaku', written as 在宅 in Japanese.'Home' in hiragana is ざいたく.

word

在宅

Meaning

Home

Reading

ざいたく

zaitaku

Kanji

在Be, Exist 宅House

Explanation

The Japanese noun '在宅 (ざいたく)' refers to being at home or staying at home. It is often used in contexts related to work, care, or services provided at home. For example: working from home「在宅で仕事をする」(ざいたくでしごとをする). Home care service「在宅ケアサービス」(ざいたくけあさーびす). This term is commonly used in modern contexts, especially with the rise of remote work and home-based services.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6706

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 在宅

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

在

Meaning

Be, Exist

kanji

宅

Meaning

House

Words Related to 在宅 Through the Kanji 在

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 在 as well.

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現在

Meaning

Present, Current

word

存在

Meaning

Existence

word

在学

Meaning

Enrollment

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所在

Meaning

Location

word

実在

Meaning

Existence

word

在庫

Meaning

Stock, Inventory

word

潜在

Meaning

Latent

word

在住

Meaning

Residence

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在日

Meaning

Japan, Residing

word

滞在

Meaning

Stay

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不在

Meaning

Absence

Words Related to 在宅 Through the Kanji 宅

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 宅 as well.

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住宅

Meaning

Housing

word

お宅

Meaning

Home, Otaku

word

自宅

Meaning

Home

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宅

Meaning

Home

word

帰宅

Meaning

Returning home

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住宅地

Meaning

Residential area

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'Zaitaku' means 'Home' .

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