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Kanji Detail for 宿 - "inn, to lodge"

宿

  • Meaning

    宿 means "inn, to lodge." Also associated with fate.

    1. Inn - A place to stay overnight.

    2. Lodge - To stay temporarily.

    3. Fate - Predetermined destiny.

  • Words using 宿

    • 宿泊 しゅくはく Listen accommodation; lodging
    • 合宿 がっしゅく Listen lodging together; training camp; boarding house
    • 宿舎 しゅくしゃ Listen lodging (house); accommodation; hotel
    • 宿題 しゅくだい Listen homework; assignment; pending issue
    • 宿命 しゅくめい Listen fate; destiny; predestination
    • 宿駅 しゅくえき Listen relay station; post station; stage
    • 下宿 げしゅく Listen boarding; lodging; board and lodging
    • 民宿 みんしゅく Listen guest house; private home providing lodging for travelers; bed and breakfast

  • Four-character idioms with 宿

    • 一宿一飯 いっしゅくいっぱん Listen (being beholden to someone for a favor of) a night's lodging and a meal
    • 風餐露宿 ふうさんろしゅく Listen living in the harsh outdoors; roughing it in the wilderness; enduring a difficult journey

  • Tattoo check: 宿

    • Verified meaning: inn, to lodge
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しゅくざき, むねお, むねひこ, やど)
    • Also carries these associations: fate

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 宿

    Surnames 宿(しゅくざき)Listen 宿(むねお)Listen 宿(むねひこ)Listen 宿(やど)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    stop, rest, lodge, stay overnight; constellation

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    old variant of 宿[su4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to stop, to rest, to lodge; constellation

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To keep. 直宿 means keeping watch. 宿儒 are scholars with experience and learning. | Constellations. Such as the twenty-eight 宿. | [Character analysis] Originally written as 㝛. 㐁 is the ancient 夙 character. Now commonly written as 宿.

  • Onyomi

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    shuku(シュク) シュク

  • Kunyomi

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    yado(やど) やど

    yado.ru(やど-る) やど-る

    yado.su(やど-す) やど-す

  • Strokes

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    11 strokes

  • Radical

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    宀 (ukammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    inn to lodge fate ancient long-standing constellation resting place lodging hotel abode accommodation boarding house destiny domicile dwelling guesthouse hospitality hostel motel overnight quarters shelter sojourn stay tavern

Sentences including 宿

  • She is doing her homework now.

  • To tell the truth , i didn't do my homework.

  • After dinner , i did my homework.

  • It was careless of you to forget your homework.

  • It took me three hours to finish the homework.

  • My brother helped me to do my assignment.

  • My brother helped me with my homework.

  • My father helped me with my homework.

  • How are you getting along with your study?

  • Turn in your homework.

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