► 代名詞
御宅 [おたく] [coll] meaning: you rank: 2
☆ お宅はどのキャラクターが好きなんですか？ ⇨ Which character do you like? (☛ Literally means “(your) house”. Became a pronoun for a nerd, because nerds supposedly use this to address each other, as in the example sentence)
御宅 [おたく] [coll] [polite] meaning: you rank: 2
☆ 御宅の息子さんはどちらの学校に行かれてるんですか？ ⇨ Which school does your son go to? (☛ Literally means “(your) house”. Typically used among adults who are not too familiar with each other, and as a possessive “御宅の(=your)”)
☆ 昨日御宅のご主人にスーパーでお会いしました ⇨ I ran into your husband at the grocery store yesterday (☛ Literally means “(your) house”. Typically used among adults who are not too familiar with each other, and as a possessive “御宅の(=your)”)
► 名詞
御宅 [おたく] [coll] meaning: nerd rank: 2
☆ オタクに人気の商品 ⇨ A product popular among nerds (☛ Literally means “(your) house”. Became a pronoun for a nerd, because nerds supposedly use this to address each other)
☆ 彼はオタクっぽい ⇨ He is nerdy (☛ Literally means “(your) house”. Became a pronoun for a nerd, because nerds supposedly use this to address each other)