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13 宿

Lodging

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Meaning

Primary

Lodging

Alternatives

Inn, Hotel, Lodge

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A lodge is a form of lodging. It is also considered to be an inn or hotel.

Reading

やど
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Yah do (やど) what you must to get lodgings for the night. Whether that's an inn or hotel or whatever. Yah do what you gotta do.

Context

Patterns of Use

宿に〜 宿の〜

Common Word Combinations

  • 宿にもどる

    to return to the inn

    宿に入る

    to enter the inn, to stay at an inn

    宿に着く

    to reach the inn

Context Sentences

こんな宿、ここにあったっけ？

Was there such an inn here?

宿がまだ決まってないんだよ。

We still haven’t decided on a hotel yet.

ここはすごく有名な宿なんです。

This is a very famous inn.

Kanji Composition

  1. 宿
    しゅく Lodge