# 宿 — inn; lodge

宿 means “inn; lodge”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: シュク (shuku). Kun'yomi: やど (yado). You'll see it in words such as 宿 (yado, “lodging; inn”).

- Meaning: inn; lodge
- On'yomi: シュク (shuku)
- Kun'yomi: やど (yado)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Buildings & rooms

## How to remember 宿

A roof (宀), a person (亻) and a hundred (百) others: an inn.

Parts: 宀 roof · 亻 person · 百 hundred

## Words with 宿

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 宿 | やど (yado) | lodging; inn |
| 宿す | やどす (yadosu) | to house; to contain |
| 宿る | やどる (yadoru) | to dwell; to exist |

## More in the “Buildings & rooms” set

[宅](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/residence/) · [蔵](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/storehouse/) · [階](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/storey/) · [戸](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/door/) · [宿](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/inn/) · [庭](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/courtyard/) · [庫](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/warehouse/) · [柱](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pillar/)

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