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漢字Kanji · in Structures & Home

宿: inn, lodging

Also: relay station, dwell, lodge, be pregnant, home, dwelling

JLPT N311 strokesGrade 3Your ink: 白 Not met

宀 carries the meaning · 佰 is drawn in

11 strokes

Four readings, and the words that use each

シュクshuku · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 宿題しゅくだいhomework
  • 合宿がっしゅくtraining camp
  • 下宿げしゅくboarding house
  • 宿泊するしゅくはくするstay overnight (e.g. hotel)

やどyado · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 宿屋やどやinn
  • 雨宿りあまやどりto take shelter from rain [n.]

やどるyadoru · kun'yomi

  • 宿るやどるdwell [v.i.]

やどすyadosu · kun'yomi

  • 宿すやどすconceive (e.g. baby) [v.t.]

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Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Under one roof! Imagine the safety and warmth of a sturdy house at the end of a long day.”
More in the 宀 roof story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
宀

Also built on roof (宀)

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宿 gives its sound to

The family reading is シュク (shuku). Sound parts: KanjiVG.

Also read シュク

6 kanji share this on'yomi
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · sù

Same form: 宿 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
宿 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
宿 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin sù most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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