• 宿舎しゅくしゃ — lodging; dormitory
• 官舎かんしゃ — government quarters
• 公舎こうしゃ — public housing
• 舎弟しゃてい — younger follower (brotherly term)
• 寄舎きしゃ — boarding house
• 舎やどる — to lodge; to stay

舎 combines a roof-like structure with elements suggesting enclosure and gathering, forming the image of a place where people dwell or rest. It originally depicted a building with people inside — symbolizing shelter or lodging.

学生がくせいは 学校がっこうの 宿舎しゅくしゃに 住すんでいます。
The student lives in the school's dormitory.

彼かれには 兄貴あにきのように慕したっている 舎弟しゃていが 何人なんにんもいる。
He has several younger followers who look up to him like an older brother.