宿る

Japanese

Kanji in this term
宿
やど
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

(ya) + 取る (toru)

Pronunciation

Verb

宿る (hiragana やどる, rōmaji yadoru)

  1. to take shelter
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  2. (figuratively) to be located at; to dwell
    言葉 (ことば)宿 (やど)パワー
    kotoba ni yadoru pawā
    the power [hosted] in words
    草葉 (くさば)宿 (やど) (つゆ)
    kusaba ni yadoru tsuyu
    the dew on the grass
     () () () (ちから)宿 (やど)
    fushigi na chikara ga yadoru
    a mysterious power dwells
    神様 (かみさま)細部 (さいぶ)宿 (やど)
    kamisama wa saibu ni yadoru
    God is in the details
  3. (of an unborn child) to be in the mother
     (あか)ちゃんがお (なか)宿 (やど)
    akachan ga onaka ni yadoru
    to be pregnant

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • 雨宿 (あまやど) (amayadori)
  • 正直 (しょうじき) (こうべ)神宿 (かみやど) (shōjiki no kōbe ni kami yadoru)
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