おうち
Meanings
1
your home; your family; their home; their family
honorific or respectful (sonkeigo)usually written using kana alone
Honorific term for someone else's home or family. Used to show respect toward the listener or a third party. Often used in polite conversation.
See also: お宅
Where is your home?
Please give my regards to your family.
2
children's languageusually written using kana alone
Childish or very informal way to refer to one's own home. Used mainly by children or in family settings. Not honorific in this sense.
Let's play at my home today.
Usage patterns
- お家に帰るto go home
The child wants to go home.
- 〈人〉のお家にお邪魔するto visit someone's home (polite)
May I visit your home sometime, Tanaka-san?
- お家で〈動詞〉to do something at home
On rainy days, we often play at home.