宅

音読おんよみ: タク

訓読くんよみ: none *

画数かくすう: 6

部首ぶしゅ: うかんむり(宀)

Meaning

Home / Residence / House

  • 住宅じゅうたく — residence
  • 宅配たくはい — home delivery
  • 自宅じたく — one's own home
  • 帰宅きたく — returning home
  • 別宅べったく — secondary home

宅 is a 形声文字 made of the semantic component 宀 (roof) and the phonetic component 乇 (タク). Together, they imply a place to settle or reside under a roof — a home.

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