お宅(たく)

おたく
noun
(someone else's) home; you (polite)
1. (someone else's) home, house
Polite term for referring to another person's home or residence. This is the respectful equivalent of 家(いえ) or 家(うち).
お宅(たく)はどちらですか。
Where is your home?
Polite way to ask where someone lives
お宅(たく)に伺(うかが)ってもよろしいですか。
May I visit your home?
お宅(たく)は駅(えき)から近(ちか)いですか。
Is your home close to the station?
明日(あした)お宅(たく)にお届(とど)けします。
I will deliver it to your home tomorrow.
お宅(たく)では何(なに)かペットを飼(か)っていらっしゃいますか。
Do you have any pets at your home?
2. you (polite)
A polite second-person pronoun, often used in business contexts or when speaking to someone you don't know well.
お宅(たく)の電話番号(でんわばんごう)を教(おし)えてください。
Please tell me your phone number.
Using お宅 as 'your' (home phone)
お宅(たく)のお子(こ)さんはおいくつですか。
How old is your child?
お宅 used as 'you/your' (polite)
お宅(たく)の会社(かいしゃ)は何(なに)を作(つく)っているんですか。
What does your company make?
お宅(たく)は何人(なんにん)家族(かぞく)ですか。
How many people are in your family?
お宅(たく)の製品(せいひん)は品質(ひんしつ)が高(たか)いと評判(ひょうばん)ですので、ぜひ取引(とりひき)させていただきたいと思(おも)っております。
Your company's products have a reputation for high quality, so we would very much like to do business with you.

お宅(たく) is the polite form for referring to someone else's home. For your own home, use 家(うち) or うちの家(いえ).

USAGES:

  • 田中(たなか)さんのお宅(たく): Mr. Tanaka's home
  • お宅(たく)は?: And you? / How about your place?
  • お宅(たく)にお邪魔(じゃま)します: I'll visit your home (lit. disturb)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 家(いえ): house (neutral)
  • 家(うち): home, my place (informal/humble)
  • ご自宅(じたく): (someone's) home (very formal)

Note: オタク (written in katakana) is a different word meaning 'otaku/geek/enthusiast'.

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Added 2026.1.9 21:31 · Revised 2026.3.18 19:11
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