Suffix or compound-final element meaning a building, house, hut, or lodging place. It is not an everyday standalone word for a house; it appears naturally in compounds such as 駅舎, 校舎, 兵舎, and 宿舎.
Abbreviation of 寄宿舎. As a standalone noun it is limited and context-dependent, especially in school or institutional settings; 寮 is the more common everyday word for a dormitory.
Archaic historical term from the ancient Chinese military system, referring to the distance covered in one day's march, approximately 12.2 kilometers. Not used in ordinary modern Japanese.
