Onyomi: シュク · Kunyomi: やど, やど.す, やど.る · Meanings: be pregnant, dwell, dwelling, home, inn, lodge, lodging, relay station
Kanji for be pregnant, dwell, dwelling, home, inn
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The kanji 宿 is made from the roof radical 宀 on top and the character 白 below. The roof represents a building or shelter, while 白 originally symbolized a person under the roof with a lamp, showing presence or staying. Together, they depict a person staying safely under a roof, which conveys the idea of lodging or spending the night somewhere. Over time, 宿 came to represent inns, lodging, staying overnight, or shelter in general.
A roof (宀) with a person inside (白) — representing a place to stay, lodge, or find shelter.
Imagine someone resting safely under a roof (宀), visible in the light of a lamp (白). That’s 宿 — a place to stay or lodge.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 宿 | やど | lodging, inn, hotel | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 宿 | しゅく | lodging | Noun, Counter |
| 夙 | しゅく | outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period | Noun |
| 宿題 | しゅくだい | homework, assignment | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 宿泊 | しゅくはく | accommodation, lodging | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 宿命 | しゅくめい | fate, destiny, predestination | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 二日酔い | ふつかよい | hangover | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 宿屋 | やどや | inn | common Noun |
| 宿る | やどる | to dwell (in), to exist (within), to form | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 宿直 | しゅくちょく | night watch, night guard, night shift | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |