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Zach

お宅

御宅

Reading

Kana: おたく
Romaji: otaku
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

your house; your home; your family

Note: honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
2

your husband

Note: honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
3

your organization

Note: honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
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4

you (referring to someone of equal status with whom one is not especially close)

Note: honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language

Kanji

Reading: タク
Meanings: home, house, residence, our house, my husband
Readings: ギョ、 ゴ、 おん-、 お-、 み-
Meanings: honorable, manipulate, govern

Example Sentences

明日(あした)(たく)(うかが)います。
➥I'll call at your house tomorrow.
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(たく)(いぬ)(おお)きいですね。
➥Your dog is very big.
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テイラーさんのお(たく)ですか。
➥Is this the Taylors'?
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(たく)まで(おく)りましょうか。
➥May I escort you home?
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(たく)にお(おく)りしましょう。
➥Let me take you home.
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(たく)(みな)さんはいかがですか。
➥How is it going with your family?
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オタク

Readings

Kana: オタク、ヲタク
Romaji: otaku, wotaku
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

geek; nerd; enthusiast; otaku

Note: colloquialism
See also: 御宅

汚濁

Reading

Kana: おだく
Romaji: odaku
Kana
Romaji

Definition

vs
1

pollution; contamination; corruption; graft

Kanji

Readings: オ、 けが.す、 けが.れる、 けが.らわしい、 よご.す、 よご.れる、 きたな.い
Meanings: dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defile
Readings: ダク、 ジョク、 にご.る、 にご.す
Meanings: voiced, uncleanness, wrong, nigori, impurity