noun
accommodation fees; hotel charges; room charges
Refers to the cost of staying at an inn, hotel, or similar lodging. Often used in the context of traditional Japanese inns (旅館) or when discussing travel expenses.
See also: 宿代
旅館の宿賃は一泊二食付きで一万二千円だった。
The inn's accommodation fee was 12,000 yen per night with two meals included.
noun
Can be used for rent, but 家賃 (やちん) is far more common in modern Japanese. 宿賃 for rent may appear in older texts or in contexts where lodging and rent overlap.
See also: 家賃
江戸時代の長屋では、宿賃を毎月大家に支払っていた。
In Edo-period tenements, residents paid rent to the landlord every month.