Readings: シュク (Onyomi), やど, やどる, やどす (Kunyomi)
Meaning: inn, lodging, dwelling, to lodge, to dwell
The kanji combines “宀” (roof/house) and “人” (person) with “百” (one hundred). It depicts a person staying overnight under a roof, often for a long time or repeatedly, leading to the meaning of lodging or staying.
View JLPT N3 Kanji ListHow to Write – Stroke Order
The kanji 宿 consists of 11 strokes. Start with the roof radical (宀), then the horizontal and vertical strokes for the left and right components, and finally the bottom part.
Kanji Details
| Radical | 宀 (うかんむり) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT Level | N3 |
| Grade | S |
Readings with English Transcription
Onyomi (Chinese readings)
- シュク (shuku)
Kunyomi (Japanese readings)
- やど (yado)
- やどる (yadoru)
- やどす (yadosu)
Common Words Using 宿
Onyomi Readings
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宿泊 | しゅくはく | lodging, accommodation |
| 宿題 | しゅくだい | homework |
| 宿舎 | しゅくしゃ | dormitory, living quarters |
| 宿敵 | しゅくてき | old enemy, archenemy |
| 宿命 | しゅくめい | fate, destiny |
| 宿願 | しゅくがん | long-cherished desire |
| 宿場 | しゅくば | post station (historical) |
| 宿直 | しゅくちょく | night duty |
| 宿坊 | しゅくぼう | temple lodging |
| 宿酔 | しゅくすい | hangover (less common) |
Kunyomi Readings
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宿 | やど | lodging, inn, dwelling |
| 宿る | やどる | to lodge, to dwell, to reside, to be pregnant with |
| 宿す | やどす | to house, to lodge, to give shelter to, to conceive |
| 宿屋 | やどや | inn |
| 宿無し | やどなし | homeless person (colloquial) |
| 貸し宿 | かしやど | rented house, lodging house |
| 元宿 | もとやど | former inn/lodging |
| 里宿 | さとやど | village inn |
| 泊まり宿 | とまりやど | overnight lodging |
| 宿り木 | やどりぎ | mistletoe (plant that lodges on another tree) |
Example Sentences
Japanese: 今夜の宿泊先はどこですか？
Kana: こんやの しゅくはくさきは どこですか？
Romaji: Kon’ya no shukuhaku-saki wa doko desu ka?
English: Where is tonight’s accommodation?
Japanese: 子供たちは宿題を終えました。
Kana: こどもたちは しゅくだいを おえました。
Romaji: Kodomotachi wa shukudai o oemashita.
English: The children finished their homework.
Japanese: この宿舎は学生専用です。
Kana: この しゅくしゃは がくせいせんようです。
Romaji: Kono shukusha wa gakusei sen’you desu.
English: This dormitory is for students only.
Japanese: 彼は私の宿敵だ。
Kana: かれは わたしの しゅくてきだ。
Romaji: Kare wa watashi no shukuteki da.
English: He is my archenemy.
Japanese: それは彼らの宿命だった。
Kana: それは かれらの しゅくめいだった。
Romaji: Sore wa karera no shukumei datta.
English: That was their destiny.
Japanese: 古いやどに泊まった。
Kana: ふるい やどに とまった。
Romaji: Furui yado ni tomari mashi ta.
English: We stayed at an old inn.
Japanese: 心に希望が宿る。
Kana: こころに きぼうが やどる。
Romaji: Kokoro ni kibou ga yadoru.
English: Hope dwells in my heart.
Japanese: 旅行者に宿を貸す。
Kana: りょこうしゃに やどを かす。
Romaji: Ryokousha ni yado o kasu.
English: To lend lodging to travelers.
Japanese: ここは昔、宿場町だった。
Kana: ここは むかし、しゅくばまち だった。
Romaji: Koko wa mukashi, shukuba-machi datta.
English: This place used to be a post town.
Japanese: 宿屋の主人がとても親切でした。
Kana: やどやの しゅじんが とても しんせつでした。
Romaji: Yadoya no shujin ga totemo shinsetsu deshita.
English: The innkeeper was very kind.
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