宿 Lodging

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

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

Common Word Combinations

• 宿の〜

  宿の近く

  near the inn

  宿の主人

  innkeeper

  宿の前

  in front of the inn

• 宿に〜

  宿に着く

  to reach the inn

  宿に入る

  to enter the inn, to stay at an inn

  宿にもどる

  to return to 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