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宿直

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 宿直.

Dictionary

Entry

宿直ゅくちょくNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #37039
1

night watch; night guard; night shift

Examples
今夜は彼が宿直です。
He is on night duty tonight.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

宿

inn, lodging, relay station, dwell, lodge, be pregnant, home, dwelling

11 strokesFrequency 701JLPT N2Grade 3

On

シュク

Kun

やどやど.るやど.す

Nanori

すくぶすきやけ

straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair

8 strokesFrequency 246JLPT N2Grade 2

On

チョクジキジカ

Kun

ただ.ちになお.す-なお.すなお.るなお.きす.ぐ

Nanori

すぐなおのうのお

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