自宅待機

Reading

Kana: じたくたいき

Romaji: jitakutaiki

Definitions

noun

1

standing by at home (e.g. to prevent the spread of illness)

2

being on furlough; being temporarily laid off

Kanji

自

Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと

Meaning: oneself

宅

Reading: タク

Meanings: home, house, residence, our house, my husband

待

Readings: タイ、 ま.つ、 -ま.ち

Meanings: wait, depend on

機

Readings: キ、 はた

Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion