Japanese symbol for “lodgings”
下宿
げしゅく
Romaji: geshuku
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; room and board
In Japanese, lodgings is 下宿, read げしゅく (geshuku).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs boarding; lodging; board and lodging; room and board
- n boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “lodgings”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宿所 | しゅくしょ shukusho | address; lodgings; accommodation |
| 宿泊所 | しゅくはくじょ shukuhakujo | lodgings; quarters |
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 |
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.