What is the Kanji for "House"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "House", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "House" is "宅".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "Taku".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "宀" means "Roof" . And The radical "乇" means "Depend" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "宅" mean in japanese?

"宅" means "House".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N3 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

住宅: "Home". The Japanese noun '住宅 (じゅうたく)' means 'home'. This word refers to a building or structure that is used as a residence for one or more families. It can be used to describe various types of dwellings, such as a house, apartment, or condominium. For example: I want to buy a new home - (新しい住宅を買いたい). She lives in a comfortable home - (彼女は快適な住宅に住んでいる).

お宅: "Home". The noun 'お宅 (おたく)' means 'home'. It is a polite and formal way to refer to someone else's home or residence. The term can be used when talking about your own home, but is more commonly used when talking about the home of another person. For example: I will visit your home - (あなたのお宅を訪問します). Please come to my home - (私のお宅へお越しください).

自宅: "Home". The Japanese noun '自宅 (じたく)' means 'home'. This word refers to one's own private residence, the place where one lives. It can be used to describe one's house, apartment, or any other personal living space. For example: I am going home - (自宅に帰る). My home is cozy - (私の自宅はくつろげる).

宅: "Home". The noun '宅(たく)' means 'home'. This word refers to one's residence or dwelling place. It can be used to describe a private house, apartment, or any other type of living space that someone calls home. For example: I'm going home - (私は宅に帰る). His home is large - (彼の宅は大きい).

帰宅: "Return home". The verbal noun 帰宅 (きたく) means 'to return home' or 'homecoming'. It is used to describe the act of going back to one's residence or place of residence after being away. This word is commonly used in Japanese to refer to the act of coming back home from work, school, or other activities. For example: I'm home! - (帰宅しました). He returned home late - (彼は遅く帰宅しました).

住宅地: "Residential area". The noun '住宅地 (じゅうたくち)' refers to a residential area or neighborhood, typically consisting of houses and apartments where people live. It is a area zoned and developed for residential purposes, as opposed to commercial or industrial areas. For example: We live in a quiet residential area - (私たちは静かな住宅地に住んでいます). The new housing development is located in a nice residential area - (新しい住宅地開発は素敵な住宅地に立地しています).

在宅: "Home". The noun '在宅 (ざいたく)' means 'home'. This term refers to being at one's own home or residence. It can be used to describe a situation where a person is staying or working from their home, rather than going to an office or other location. For example: I am working from home today - (私は今日在宅で仕事をしています). Working at home - (在宅で仕事をする)

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "た" is read as "ta". And The hiragana "く" is read as "ku".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.