ご自宅(じたく)

The honorific prefix ご attached to 自宅(じたく) (one's own home). This is a standard polite form used to refer to someone else's home in formal and business contexts. It is never used to refer to one's own home — that would be 自宅(じたく) without the ご prefix.

This word is extremely common in customer service, delivery services, medical offices, and formal correspondence.

Usage

• Use ご自宅(じたく) when referring to someone else's home (respectful)
• Use 自宅(じたく) when referring to your own home (humble/neutral)
• The pattern parallels other ご-prefix honorifics: ご住所(じゅうしょ), ご家族(かぞく), ご連絡(れんらく)

Common collocations

• ご自宅(じたく)に届(とど)ける: to deliver to someone's home
• ご自宅(じたく)にお伺(うかが)いする: to visit someone's home (humble)
• ご自宅(じたく)の電話番号(でんわばんごう): your home phone number
• ご自宅(じたく)でのケア: home care (medical)

Related words

• 自宅(じたく): one's home (neutral/plain)
• お宅(たく): your home (polite, also used for "your household")
• ご住所(じゅうしょ): your address (honorific)