Japanese symbol for “inn”
宿
やど
Romaji: yado
lodging; inn; hotel
In Japanese, inn is 宿, read やど (yado).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n lodging; inn; hotel
- n house; home; dwelling
- n home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “inn”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宿屋 | やどや yadoya | inn |
| イン | イン in | inn; hotel |
| 泊まり | とまり tomari | inn; hotel |
| 旅籠 | はたご hatago | inn; tavern; hatago |
| 逆旅 | げきりょ gekiryo | inn |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宿泊 | しゅくはく shukuhaku | accommodation; lodging |
| 合宿 | がっしゅく gasshuku | lodging together; training camp; boarding house |
| 宿題 | しゅくだい shukudai | homework; assignment |
| 宿命 | しゅくめい shukumei | fate; destiny; predestination |
| 下宿 | げしゅく geshuku | boarding; lodging; board and lodging |
| 宿敵 | しゅくてき shukuteki | old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy |
See also: Chinese symbol for “inn”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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