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下宿 (げしゅく, geshuku) Japanese meaning: boarding | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N4 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 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
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下げ
宿しゅく
し
て
い
ます
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I am boarding near the university.
The boarding fee costs 50,000 yen a month.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 下げ 宿しゅく する to board/lodge at a place
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
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
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
I moved out of my boarding house after graduating.
Kanji 宿 inn, lodging, relay station Related words· 6 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 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 is a rented apartment with no meals included, while 下宿 usually includes meals and closer contact with the landlord's household.
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.
Show 2 more 下宿 refers to a private lodging arrangement, often in a family home, while 寄宿舎 is a larger, institutional residence hall.
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.
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.
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.
boarder; boarding student
