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宿

inn
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingシュク
Kun readingやど、やど.る、やど.す
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. innRtK
  2. lodging
  3. relay station
  4. dwell
  5. lodge
  6. be pregnant
  7. home
  8. dwelling
  1. hotel
  2. house

Popular Usage

宿題下宿宿泊

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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house · person (人) · hundred · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · white (白) · dove

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1070

Compound words

宿題しゅくだい
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
下宿げしゅく
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; room and board; boarding house
宿泊しゅくはく
accommodation; lodging
合宿がっしゅく
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
宿すやどす
to house; to contain; to harbour (a feeling); to hold (e.g. dew on leaves); to carry (a baby)
宿るやどる
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to form; to stay (at); to stop (at)
宿屋やどや
inn
宿舎しゅくしゃ
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
宿敵しゅくてき
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
宿命しゅくめい
fate; destiny; predestination
民宿みんしゅく
guest house; private home providing lodging for travelers; bed and breakfast; pension
宿駅しゅくえき
relay station; post station; stage
雨宿りあまやどり
taking shelter from rain
寄宿舎きしゅくしゃ
boarding house; residence hall; dormitory
国民宿舎こくみんしゅくしゃ
inexpensive hotel operated by a local government
安宿やすやど
cheap hotel
一宿いっしゅく
staying one night
角宿すぼし
Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
寄宿きしゅく
lodging
虚宿とみてぼし
Chinese 'Emptiness' constellation
室宿はついぼし
Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
宿禰すくね
Lord (title of respect for nobility, etc.)
宿痾しゅくあ
chronic disease
畢宿あめふりぼし
Chinese "Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

On Reading Examples

今夜は彼が宿直です。しゅくちょく
He is on night duty tonight.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は大学の近くに食事付のよい下宿を見つけた。
He found a good room with board near his college campus.tatoeba
彼は親切にも私の宿題を手伝ってくれた。
He was kind enough to help me with my homework.tatoeba
彼は新宿駅で道に迷った。
He lost his way in Shinjuku Station.tatoeba
彼は宿題を半分しかやらない。
He leaves his homework half-finished.tatoeba
宿泊した海外の著名人
Foreign celebrities who stayed at the hotel.wiki
宿泊した日本の著名人
Japanese celebrities who stayed at the hotelwiki

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 宿

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