Japanese symbol for “lodger”
下宿人
げしゅくにん
Romaji: geshukunin
lodger; roomer
In Japanese, lodger is 下宿人, read げしゅくにん (geshukunin).
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Meanings
- n lodger; roomer
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “lodger”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 間借り人 | まがりにん magarinin | lodger; tenant; roomer |
| 宿泊人 | しゅくはくにん shukuhakunin | lodger; boarder; paying guest |
| 宿泊者 | しゅくはくしゃ shukuhakusha | lodger; guest (esp. at a hotel) |
| 同居人 | どうきょにん doukyonin | person living with a family; lodger |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 以下 | いか ika | not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under |
| 地下 | ちか chika | underground; below the ground |
| 低下 | ていか teika | fall; decline; lowering |
| 上下 | じょうげ jouge | top and bottom; high and low; above and below |
| 地下鉄 | ちかてつ chikatetsu | subway; metro; underground (railway) |
| 部下 | ぶか buka | subordinate person |
| 宿泊 | しゅくはく shukuhaku | accommodation; lodging |
| 合宿 | がっしゅく gasshuku | lodging together; training camp; boarding house |
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
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