宿

JLPT N3

Lodge, inn

Readings

On’yomi: シュク (shuku)

Kun’yomi: やど, やど(る) , やど(す) (yado, yado(ru)), yado(su))

• やど – inn, lodging, dwelling • やど(る) – to dwell, to lodge, to stay overnight • やど(す) – to let someone stay, to accommodate

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Vocabulary

宿

やど

inn

宿泊

しゅくはく

lodging

合宿

がっしゅく

training camp

宿題

しゅくだい

homework

下宿

げしゅく

boarding

Example Sentences

宿に泊まります。

やどにとまります。

I stay at an inn.

宿泊します。

しゅくはくします。

I lodge.

合宿です。

がっしゅくです。

It is a training camp.

宿題です。

しゅくだいです。

It is homework.

下宿します。

げしゅくします。

I board.

Cultural Note

⛩️ The concept of 宿 is closely tied to traditional Japanese inns called 旅館 (りょかん), which emphasize hospitality, warmth, and comfort. In literature and poetry, 宿る (to dwell) is also used spiritually — suggesting that feelings, souls, or gods may “reside” in a person or place.