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    3. 下宿

    下宿

    下げ宿しゅく

    boarding

    N4KMT7News #17+1CoreHome & HousingKanji Vocab14 strokes

    げしゅく

    Noun, Participle, Verb

    1.
    boarding, lodging, board and lodging, room and board

    Noun

    2.
    boarding house, lodging house, lodgings

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは大だい学がくの近ちかくで下げ宿しゅくしています。

    He is boarding near the university.

    KMT5Home & HousingEducation
    学がく生せい時じ代だいは、食しょく事じ付つきの下げ宿しゅくに住すんでいました。

    During my student days, I lived in a boarding house with meals.

    KMT7Home & HousingEducationFood & Dining
    この下げ宿しゅくは、古ふるいけれど清せい潔けつで、大おお家やさんも親やさ切しいです。

    This boarding house is old but clean, and the landlady is kind.

    KMT7Home & HousingDaily Life
    彼かれは地ち方ほうから上じょう京きょうし、最さい初しょは親しん戚せきの紹しょう介かいで下げ宿しゅくを見みつけました。

    He came to Tokyo from the countryside and initially found lodging through a relative's introduction.

    KMT7Home & HousingFamily & RelationshipsTravel & Transportation
    都と会かいでの下げ宿しゅく生せい活かつは、家や賃ちんが高たかくても自じ立りつ心しんを養やしなう良よい機いか会いです。

    Boarding house life in the city, even with high rent, is a good opportunity to foster independence.

    KMT8Home & HousingDaily LifeEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    下
    した・しも・もと・さ.げる・さ.がる・くだ.る…(10)
    below・down・descend・give・low…(1)
    宿
    やど・やど.る・やど.す…(4)
    inn・lodging・relay station・dwell・lodge…(3)
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