宿 Kanji – inn
The Japanese kanji 宿 can mean inn, lodging, relay station, dwell, lodge, be pregnant, home, dwelling.
Meaning and Readings
How is 宿 read?
宿 has the onyomi reading シュク and the kunyomi readings やど, やどる, やどす.
In romaji, these readings can be written as shuku, yado, yadoru, yadosu.
Common Japanese Words Using 宿
These common Japanese words contain 宿. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 雨宿り（あまやどり） — taking shelter from rain
- 下宿（げしゅく） — boarding, lodging, board and lodging, room and board
- 寄宿舎（きしゅくしゃ） — boarding house, residence hall, dormitory
- 合宿（がっしゅく） — lodging together, training camp, boarding house
- 国民宿舎（こくみんしゅくしゃ） — inexpensive hotel operated by a local government
- 宿（やど） — lodging, inn, hotel
- 宿す（やどす） — to house, to contain, to harbour (a feeling), to hold (e.g. dew on leaves)
- 宿る（やどる） — to dwell (in), to exist (within), to form
- 宿屋（やどや） — inn
- 宿舎（しゅくしゃ） — lodging (house), accommodation, hotel
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