The kanji 宿: meaning, readings and stroke order

宿

Meaning: inn, lodging
On reading: シュク shuku
Kun reading: やど yado、やど（る） yadoru、やど（す） yadosu
Strokes: 11
Radical: 宀 roof
Level: Level 3 · grade 3

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: nhà trọ, chỗ nghỉ (túc)
Japanese: とまるところ。やど。
Korean: 숙소 (수·숙)
Chinese: 旅馆、住宿

Readings, words and example sentences

シュク shuku · on reading

宿しゅく題だい
homework
毎日 宿しゅく題だいをします。
I do my homework every day.

やど yado · kun reading

宿やど
inn, place to stay
山の 宿やどにとまります。
We stay at an inn in the mountains.

やど（る） yadoru · kun reading · less common

宿やどる
to rest on, to stay in
朝になると葉につゆが 宿やどります。
In the morning, dew forms on the leaves.

やど（す） yadosu · kun reading · less common

宿やどす
to hold inside
心に大きな望みを 宿やどします。
I hold a big hope in my heart.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.