在宅

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ざい
Grade: 5
たく
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡za̠ita̠kɯ̟]

Noun

(ざい)(たく) • (zaitaku

  1. being at home (while doing business or some other activities)
    在宅(ざいたく)勤務(きんむ)
    zaitaku kinmu
    work from home

Verb

(ざい)(たく)する • (zaitaku suruintransitive suru (stem (ざい)(たく) (zaitaku shi), past (ざい)(たく)した (zaitaku shita))

  1. stay home; be at home
    • 1996, 中里介山, chapter 20, in 大菩薩峠5[1], 筑摩書房:
      不在でもあるかと思うと、立派に在宅しているのだから、子分のなかでも気の早いデモ倉というのが堪り兼ねて、[...]
      Fuzai de mo aru ka to omou to, rippa ni zaitaku shite iru no dakara, kobun no naka demo ki no hayai Demokura to iu no ga tamari-kanete,
      He thought he might be absent, but he was actually at home, and Demokura, the impatient one among his subordinates, could no longer bear it and asked, [...]

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