自宅待機

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
自 宅 待 機
じ
Grade: 2 		たく
Grade: 6 		たい
Grade: 3 		き
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology[edit]

自宅 (jitaku, “one's home”) +‎ 待機 (taiki, “standing by”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) じたくた​いき [jìtákútáꜜìkì] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑita̠kɯ̟ᵝta̠ikʲi]

Noun[edit]

自(じ)宅(たく)待(たい)機(き) • (jitakutaiki) 

  1. standing by at home (e.g. to prevent the spread of illness)
  2. being on furlough; being temporarily laid off
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