宿
宿 — Inn
inn, lodging, relay station, dwell, lodge, be pregnant
On’yomiシュク (shuku)
Kun’yomiやど (yado)
Kun’yomiやどる (yadoru)
Kun’yomiやどす (yadosu)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 宿
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宿泊 | しゅくはく shukuhaku | accommodation; lodging |
| 合宿 | がっしゅく gasshuku | lodging together; training camp; boarding house |
| 宿 | やど yado | lodging; inn; hotel |
| 宿舎 | しゅくしゃ shukusha | lodging (house); accommodation; hotel |
| 宿題 | しゅくだい shukudai | homework; assignment; pending issue |
| 宿命 | しゅくめい shukumei | fate; destiny; predestination |
Study notes
宿 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #701 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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