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下宿

げしゅく

lodging, boarding house

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Examples

  1. 大学の近くに下宿しています。

    だいがくのちかくにげしゅくしています。

    I lodge near the university.

  2. 彼女は学生を下宿させています。

    かのじょはがくせいをげしゅくさせています。

    She takes in students as lodgers.

  3. 下宿の部屋はせまいですが、安いです。

    げしゅくのへやはせまいですが、やすいです。

    My lodging room is small, but it's cheap.

Common patterns

下宿する
to lodge, to board
下宿を探す
to look for lodgings
下宿屋
a boarding house

Memory tip

Renting a room in someone's house, often with meals — older and more personal than an アパート or a 寮 (dormitory). It is a noun that also works as a する-verb.

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