宿

音読おんよみ: シュク

訓読くんよみ: やど・やど・やど

画数かくすう: 11 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 宀(うかんむり)

Meaning

inn, lodge, dwell, stay overnight


  • 宿題しゅくだい — homework
  • 宿泊しゅくはく — lodging
  • 合宿がっしゅく — training camp
  • 宿屋やどや — inn
  • 宿命しゅくめい — fate
  • 宿代やどだい — accommodation fee

宿 combines the radical 宀 (roof) with the element suggesting “person” and “hundred.” Originally, it depicted someone lying under a roof — hence the meanings related to lodging, staying, or shelter.

宿題しゅくだいわすれました。
I forgot my homework.

この宿やどやすくて快適かいてきです。
This inn is cheap and comfortable.

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