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下宿人を置く (げしゅくにんをおく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

下げ宿しゅく人にんを置おく

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-ku)

take in lodgers; keep boarders

Used when a household accepts paying guests who live in the home, typically for an extended period.

See also: 置く (おく)

祖そ母ぼは長なが年ねん、学がく生せいの下げ宿しゅく人にんを置おいていた。
My grandmother took in student lodgers for many years.

この家いえでは下げ宿しゅく人にんを置おくことはできません。

We cannot take in boarders in this house.

Written forms

下げ宿しゅく人にんを置おく
Standard kanji spelling for this expression.
下げ宿しゅく人にんをおく
Kana spelling of the verb part; common in everyday writing.

Kanji

下below, down, descend
宿inn, lodging, relay station
人person
置placement, put, set

Similar words

下げ宿しゅく
下宿 is the lodging itself or the act of boarding, while 下宿人を置く is the specific action of a host taking in lodgers.
置おく
置く has many meanings including 'to put/place'; here it is used in the sense of 'to keep/have (someone) in one's home'.

Etymology

Compound of 下宿人 (lodger, boarder) + を (object marker) + 置く (to put, to keep). The verb 置く here carries the meaning 'to keep/have someone in one's home'.