What is the Kanji for "Lodging"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Lodging", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Lodging" is "宿".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Yado".

Its onyomi reading is "Shuku".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 3 parts:

The radical "宀" means "Roof" . The radical "亻" means "Person" . And The kanji "百" means "Hundred" and can be read as "Momo" and "Hyaku".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "宿" mean in japanese?

"宿" means "Lodging".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Third Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N3 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

宿題: "Homework". The Japanese noun '宿題 (しゅくだい)' refers to the assignments or tasks that a student must complete outside of class. It is the work that is assigned by a teacher to be done at home. For example: I have a lot of homework to do tonight - (今夜、宿題がたくさんあります). Please finish your homework before bed - (寝る前に宿題を終わらせてください).

宿: "Lodging". The Japanese noun '宿 (やど)' means 'lodging'. This word refers to a place where one stays overnight, such as a hotel, inn, or other accommodation. It can be used to describe one's temporary residence or the place where one is staying. For example: I reserved a room at a nice lodging - (良い宿を予約した). The inn provides comfortable lodging - (その宿は快適な宿泊施設を提供する).

下宿: "Lodging". The Japanese verbal noun '下宿 (げしゅく)' means 'lodging'. It refers to the act of staying or living in a rented room or apartment, typically as a student away from home. This term is commonly used to describe a student who lives in a rented room or apartment near their school or university, rather than living at home with their family. For example: I'm staying in a lodging near the school - (私は学校の近くの下宿に住んでいます).

宿泊: "Stay". The noun '宿泊 (しゅくはく)' means 'stay'. It refers to the act of staying overnight at a hotel, inn, or other accommodation. This word is commonly used when discussing travel and tourism. For example: I need to book a hotel for my 2-night stay - (2泊の宿泊の予約をする必要がある). Hotel stay - (宿泊)

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". The hiragana "や" is read as "ya". And The hiragana "ど" is read as "do".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.