宿

• 読み: やど
• ローマ字: yado
• 漢字の分解: 宿 (yado/shuku) — inn, lodging, dwelling
• 発音: /ja.do/

意味

Inn; lodging; accommodation. A place to stay overnight, especially a traditional Japanese inn.

A noun for lodging or accommodation, often evoking traditional Japanese inns (旅館). Used in compounds like 宿泊 (shukuhaku, staying overnight), 宿屋 (yadoya, inn), and 宿題 (shukudai, homework — literally 'lodging assignment'). Also appears as the verb 宿る (yadoru, to dwell, to be inhabited by).

例文

1. 温泉の近くに良い宿を見つけた。
2. 旅の途中で小さな宿に泊まった。
3. 今夜の宿はまだ決まっていない。

使い方ガイド

場面: travel, tourism, accommodation

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 宿 contains 宀 (roof radical) and a phonetic component, originally meaning a place where travelers rest under a roof. Historically important along the Tokaido and other highway systems.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal