宿やど

noun

lodging; inn; hotel

The ordinary modern use: a place where one stays while traveling. Often appears in 宿を取る, 宿を探す, and 今夜の宿.

• 駅えきの近ちかくに宿やどを取とった。

  I got lodging near the station.

• 暗くらくなる前まえに今こん夜やの宿やどを探さがそう。

  Let's look for a place to stay tonight before it gets dark.

noun

home; dwelling; abode

A less common or literary use for one's dwelling or abode. In everyday modern Japanese, 家 or 住まい is usually more natural for a house or home.

• この世よは仮かりの宿やどだという考かんがえ方かたがある。

  There is a way of thinking that this world is only a temporary abode.

noun

servant's parental home; servant's guarantor's home

Rare historical or specialized use referring to the home of a servant's parents, guarantor, or similar outside household connection.

• 古ふるい用よう法ほうでは、奉ほう公こう人にんの親おや元もとや保ほ証しょう人にんの家いえを宿やどと呼よぶことがある。

  In older usage, the home of a servant's parents or guarantor may be called 宿.