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宿 - N3 Kanji

Meaning of 宿 意味

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

宿 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

やど yado
やど.る yado.ru
やど.す yado.su

KUNYOMI 訓読み

シュク shuku

Examples

宿の主人は召使い達にがなりたてた。The landlord barked at his servants.
旅行者は一夜の宿を求めた。The tourist asked for lodging for the night.
困ったことに今晩泊まる宿がありません。The trouble is that we have nowhere to stay tonight.
この世は仮の宿に過ぎない。This world is but a place of passage.
宿が見つからなかったら、野宿しかないね。We’ll have to camp out if we can’t find a place to stay.
私たちはその山のふもとの宿に泊まった。We put up at an inn at the foot of the mountain.
夜がふけて疲れていたので、私は宿に泊まった。As it was late at night and I was very tired, I put up at an inn.
空腹でのどの渇きを覚え、私たちはようやく宿に着いた。Hungry and thirsty, we at last reached the inn.

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