宿屋

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term
宿
やど
Grade: 3

Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Compound of 宿 (yado, inn, hotel) +‎ (ya, roof, house, building).[1][2][3]

First cited to 1120.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

宿(やど)() (yadoya

  1. [from 1120] one's overnight lodgings
    Synonym: 宿泊所 (shukuhakusho)
  2. [from 1705] inn, (cheap) hotel
  3. [from 1678] (historical) during the Edo period, a high-end restaurant, banquet hall, or similar entertainment establishment where high-end courtesans would perform and wait on customers
    Synonym: 揚屋 (ageya)

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Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
宿
しゅく
Grade: 3

Grade: 3
kan’on kun’yomi

Compound of 宿 (shuku, inn, hotel) +‎ (ya, roof, house, building), using the on'yomi reading for the 宿 kanji.[1]

Appears to be a dialectal regionalism used in the Echizen area, which apparently arose from the practice of using prettier and fire-resistant roofing materials for the stations (inns) along the old post roads.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ɕɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝja̠]

Noun[edit]

宿(しゅく)() (shukuya

  1. a house with a roof covered in (kawara, ceramic roofing tiles) or cedar shingles

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 宿屋”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. ^ 宿屋”, in デジタル大辞泉[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN