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Kanji 宿: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 宿: inn, lodging, relay station, dwell, lodge, be pregnant, home, dwelling

Key takeaways

Kanji 宿: inn, lodging, relay station, dwell, lodge, be pregnant, home, dwelling. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

宿
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Meaning

innlodgingrelay stationdwelllodgebe pregnanthomedwelling

On reading

シュク

Kun reading

やどやど.るやど.す

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 宿

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

Kanji structure breakdown

宿

Structure breakdown

宀 + 佰

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

A place where a hundred (百) people (亻) stay together under one roof (宀) is a lodging. It represents an inn or a building where many travelers spend the night.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

シュク
  • 宿命しゅくめい

    fate / destiny

  • 民宿みんしゅく

    private lodging / guesthouse

  • 宿泊しゅくはく

    lodging / staying overnight

  • 下宿げしゅく

    lodging / boarding house

  • 宿題しゅくだい

    homework

Kun reading

やど
  • 宿やど

    inn / lodging / place to stay

Commonly used words

  • 宿命
    しゅくめい

    fate / destiny

  • 民宿
    みんしゅく

    private lodging / guesthouse

  • 宿泊
    しゅくはく

    lodging / staying overnight

  • 下宿
    げしゅく

    lodging / boarding house

  • 宿題
    しゅくだい

    homework

  • 宿
    やど

    inn / lodging / place to stay

Example sentences

Example 1

彼は自分の宿命を受け入れた。

Translation

He accepted his fate.

Example 2

宿命だと思って頑張ろう。

Translation

Let's work hard, thinking it's destiny.

Example 3

夏休みに民宿に泊まりました。

Translation

I stayed at a guesthouse during summer vacation.

Example 4

宿は家族で経営しています。

Translation

The guesthouse is run by a family.

Kanji 宿: inn, lodging, relay station, dwell, lodge, be pregnant, home, dwelling | Daily Nihongo