おうち・お家・御内ouchi

1. nounyour home; your family; their home; their family
2. noun(my) home

• Synonymお宅おたくNeutralHonorific: another person's home, or that person themselves, as in 「お宅はどちらですか」.
• Synonym家屋かおくNeutralA house as a structure, with an administrative feel, as in 「家屋の倒壊」.
• Related住宅じゅうたくNeutralA formal word for housing, as in 「住宅ローン」; it focuses on the building.
• Related宅たくNeutralOne's own home, or one's husband, as in 「宅に戻る」; it leans humble.
• Related家宅かたくWrittenWritten: a house or residence, a legal term, as in 「家宅捜索」.
• Related宿やどNeutralAn inn or lodging, as in 「宿を取る」; it focuses on staying the night.
• Related住居じゅうきょNeutralA formal word for a residence, as in 「住居表示」; it focuses on the address.
• Related人家じんかWrittenWritten: houses where people live, as in 「人家もまばら」.
• Related居所いどころNeutralSomeone's whereabouts, as in 「居所を突き止める」; it focuses on where a person is.
• RelatedハウスNeutralLoanword for a house, mostly used in compounds with 「ハウス」.
• Related住まいすまいNeutralA residence or way of living, as in 「住まいを探す」; adding 「お」 gives the politer 「お住まい」.
• RelatedメゾンNeutralLoanword used mostly in apartment building names for a stylish air; not an everyday word for 「家」.
• Related住処すみかNeutralA dwelling or lair, as in 「悪の住処」, with a literary flavor.
• Related屋おくWrittenWritten: read 「おく」, it mostly appears in compounds such as 「屋上」 and 「家屋」, and is rare alone.
• RelatedんちCasualColloquial contraction for someone's house, as in 「田中んち」; very casual.

Say 「おうち」 for a warm, affectionate word for home, as in 「おうちに帰ろう」, mostly to children, and it can refer to someone else's home too. The general words are 「家（いえ・うち）」; for another person's home politely, use 「お宅」.

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1. 相手あいてまたは第三者だいさんしゃの家いえや家庭かていを敬うやまう言葉ことば。おたく。
2. 家いえや家庭かてい。