寄宿舎

Reading

Kana: きしゅくしゃ

Romaji: kishukusha

Definition

noun

1

boarding house; school dormitory

Kanji

寄

Readings: キ、 よ.る、 -よ.り、 よ.せる

Meanings: draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward

宿

Readings: シュク、 やど、 やど.る、 やど.す

Meanings: inn, lodging, relay station, dwell, lodge, be pregnant, home, dwelling

舎

Readings: シャ、 セキ、 やど.る

Meanings: cottage, inn, hut, house, mansion

Example Sentence

彼(かれ)はまもなく寄宿舎(きしゅくしゃ)の生活(せいかつ)にも慣(な)れ、友人(ゆうじん)も２・３人(にん)できました。

➥He soon got accustomed to dormitory life and made two or three friends.