# 宅 — residence; home

宅 means “residence; home”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: タク (taku). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 宅 (taku, “house; home”).

- Meaning: residence; home
- On'yomi: タク (taku)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 6
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Buildings & rooms

## How to remember 宅

Seven (七) under one roof (宀): a home.

Parts: 宀 roof · 丿 slash · 七 seven

## Words with 宅

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 宅 | たく (taku) | house; home |
| お宅 | おたく (otaku) | your house; your home |

## Don't confuse it with

[乞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/beg/)

## More in the “Buildings & rooms” set

[宅](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/residence/) · [蔵](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/storehouse/) · [階](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/storey/) · [戸](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/door/) · [宿](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/inn/) · [庭](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/courtyard/) · [庫](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/warehouse/) · [柱](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pillar/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/residence/. Last updated 2026-11-01.