JLPT N4 Vocabulary
お宅
【おたく】
(otaku)
Definition: 意味
Your house (polite); Your husband (polite); You (polite)
- A polite term referring to the listener’s house
- or home, showing respect.
- Can also refer to the listener’s husband (polite).
- Used as a polite second-person pronoun,
- similar to ‘you’ when addressing someone respectfully,
- often implying ‘your family’ or ‘your household’.
- In modern usage, it refers to a person
- with obsessive interests, often in anime/manga.
- This meaning is less common for N4 but worth noting.
おたく – Example Sentences 例文
Example #1
あなたのどちらにお宅がありますか。
Furigana: あなたのどちらにおたくがありますか。
Romaji: Anata no dochira ni otaku ga arimasu ka?
English: Where is your house? (polite)
Example #2
山田さん、お宅のご主人はお元気ですか。
Furigana: やまださん、おたくのごしゅじんはげんきですか。
Romaji: Yamada-san, otaku no goshujin wa ogenki desu ka?
English: Mr. Yamada, how is your husband? (polite)
Example #3
明日、お宅に伺ってもよろしいでしょうか。
Furigana: あした、おたくにうかがってもよろしいでしょうか。
Romaji: Ashita, otaku ni ukagattemo yoroshii deshou ka?
English: May I visit your house tomorrow?
Example #4
お宅様にはいつもお世話になっております。
Furigana: おたくさまにはいつもおせわになっております。
Romaji: Otakusama ni wa itsumo osewa ni natte orimasu.
English: We are always indebted to your household/you. (very polite)
Example #5
お宅のお子さんはおいくつですか。
Furigana: おたくのおこさんはおいくつですか。
Romaji: Otaku no okosan wa oikutsu desu ka?
English: How old are your children? (polite)
Example #6
これはお宅の犬ですか。
Furigana: これはおたくのいぬですか。
Romaji: Kore wa otaku no inu desu ka?
English: Is this your dog? (referring to the household’s dog)
Example #7
お宅の庭はとてもきれいですね。
Furigana: おたくのにわはとてもきれいですね。
Romaji: Otaku no niwa wa totemo kirei desu ne.
English: Your garden is very beautiful.
Example #8
先日、お宅の奥様にお会いしました。
Furigana: せんじつ、おたくのおくさまにおあいしました。
Romaji: Senjitsu, otaku no okusama ni oai shimashita.
English: The other day, I met your wife. (referring to the listener’s wife)
Example #9
お宅様はどちらからお越しですか？
Furigana: おたくさまはどちらからおこしですか？
Romaji: Otakusama wa dochira kara okoshi desu ka?
English: Where are you (polite) from?
Example #10
お宅はご家族が多いですか？
Furigana: おたくはごかぞくがおおいですか？
Romaji: Otaku wa gokazoku ga ooi desu ka?
English: Do you (your household) have a large family?
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