下げ宿しゅく

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下宿する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	下げ宿しゅくする	下げ宿しゅくしない
Polite	下げ宿しゅくします	下げ宿しゅくしません
Past polite	下げ宿しゅくしました	下げ宿しゅくしませんでした
Past	下げ宿しゅくした	下げ宿しゅくしなかった
Te-form	下げ宿しゅくして	下げ宿しゅくしないで
Desire	下げ宿しゅくしたい	下げ宿しゅくしたくない
Potential	下げ宿しゅくできる	下げ宿しゅくできない
Passive	下げ宿しゅくされる	下げ宿しゅくされない
Causative	下げ宿しゅくさせる	下げ宿しゅくさせない
Causative passive	下げ宿しゅくさせられる	下げ宿しゅくさせられない
Volitional	下げ宿しゅくしよう
Polite volitional	下げ宿しゅくしましょう
Imperative	下げ宿しゅくしろ	下げ宿しゅくするな
Conditional	下げ宿しゅくすれば	下げ宿しゅくしなければ
Tara conditional	下げ宿しゅくしたら	下げ宿しゅくしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

boarding; lodging; room and board

Refers to the act or arrangement of living in someone else's house with meals provided, often for students or single workers. Can be used as a noun or as a suru-verb.

大だい学がくの近ちかくで下げ宿しゅくしています。
I am boarding near the university.
下げ宿しゅく代だいが月つきに5ご万まん円えんかかる。
The boarding fee costs 50,000 yen a month.

noun

boarding house; lodging house

The physical house or establishment where one boards. Often implies a private home renting out a room with meals, rather than a hotel or apartment.

彼かれは駅えき前まえの下げ宿しゅくに住すんでいる。
He lives in a boarding house in front of the station.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉に下げ宿しゅくするto board/lodge at a place
大だい学がくの近ちかくに下げ宿しゅくしている。
I'm boarding near the university.
〈人ひと〉の家いえに下げ宿しゅくするto board at someone's house
彼かれはおばさんの家いえに下げ宿しゅくしている。
He boards at his aunt's house.
下げ宿しゅくを探さがすto look for a place to board
新しん学がっ期きに向むけて下げ宿しゅくを探さがしている。
I'm looking for a boarding house for the new term.
下げ宿しゅくを出でるto move out of one's lodging
卒そつ業ぎょうして下げ宿しゅくを出でた。
I moved out of my boarding house after graduating.

Kanji

下below, down, descend
宿inn, lodging, relay station

Related words· 6

寄き宿しゅく sense 1
寄宿 is a more formal, often institutional term for boarding (e.g. at a school), while 下宿 usually refers to a private home renting a room with meals to students or workers.
寮りょうN4sense 2
寮 is a dormitory run by a school or company, while 下宿 is typically a private home offering a room with meals for a fee.
アパートN5sense 2
アパート is a rented apartment with no meals included, while 下宿 usually includes meals and closer contact with the landlord's household.
間ま借がりN1
下宿 usually means boarding at a landlord's house with meals included (often for students), while 間借り just means renting a room, with no implication of meals or long-term boarding.

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寄き宿しゅく舎しゃ
下宿 refers to a private lodging arrangement, often in a family home, while 寄宿舎 is a larger, institutional residence hall.
貸かし間まN2
下宿 implies boarding with meals and longer-term residence, while 貸間 usually means just the bare room without meals included.

Don't confuse with

宿しゅく泊はくN3sense 1
宿泊 means staying overnight somewhere (as at a hotel) for a short trip, whereas 下宿 refers to living somewhere long-term with board, as students often do.
民みん宿しゅくN1
下宿 refers to long-term lodging (like a rented room in someone's house, often for students), while 民宿 is short-term lodging for travelers.

Counted with

軒けんN4sense 2
counter for buildings (esp. houses) · suffix for pen names, stage names, etc.

Word family

下げ宿しゅく人にん
lodger; roomer; boarder
下げ宿しゅく先さき
lodging; boarding place
下げ宿しゅく屋や
lodging house; boarding house
下げ宿しゅく料りょう
board-and-room charge; lodging fee
下げ宿しゅく生せい
boarder; boarding student
素人しろうと下げ宿しゅく
boarding house

Etymology

Compound of 下 (ge, 'down' or 'lower') and 宿 (shuku, 'lodging'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling conventionally suggests a humble or informal lodging arrangement.