自宅待機

Japanese

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

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

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じたくたいき [jìtákútáꜜìkì] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑita̠kɯ̟ta̠ikʲi]

Noun

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