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宿
宿
11 strokes
Frequency: 701
JLPT N2
Grade 3

Meanings

inn
lodging
relay station
dwell
lodge
be pregnant
home
dwelling

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シュク
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
やど
やど.る
やど.す
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
すく
ぶすき
やけ

Common Words

Noun
Freq #2145
1

lodging; inn; hotel

2

house; home; dwelling

3

home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #3540
1

to dwell (in); to exist (within); to form

Examples
正直者に神宿る
Honesty is the best policy.
2

to stay (at); to stop (at); to lodge (in); to take shelter

3

to be in the womb (of an unborn child)

4

to be part of a constellation

ゅくだい
Noun
Freq #5567
1

homework; assignment

Examples
今日は宿題が無い。
I have no homework today.
2

pending issue; unresolved problem; open question

Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #5761
1

to house; to contain; to harbour (a feeling); to hold (e.g. dew on leaves)

2

to carry (a baby); to be pregnant

3

Archaic

to give lodging to; to accommodate

どや
Noun
Freq #8772
1

inn

Examples
宿屋といってもまるで丸太小屋のようだった。
The inn was no better than a log cabin.
っしゅく
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #9377
1

lodging together; training camp; boarding house

Examples
クラブで合宿がある。
There is a training camp with the club.
ゅくめい
Noun
Freq #9536
1

fate; destiny; predestination

Examples
洪水はかつてはこの地方には宿命であった。
Previously, floods were fate for the region.
ゅくはく
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #10528
1

accommodation; lodging

Examples
6人宿泊させて欲しい。
We need accommodation for six.
くしゃ
Noun
Freq #13313
1

lodging (house); accommodation; hotel

2

housing (for government employees)

じゅく
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #13901
1

sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping

Examples
今日は我々は野宿しないといけない。
Today, we have to sleep outdoors.
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