宿借り

Japanese

Kanji in this term
宿	借
やど Grade: 3	か Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

宿(やど)借(かり) (yadokari)

Etymology

From 宿 (yado, “home”) +‎ 借り (kari, “borrower”). Compare Vietnamese ốc mượn hồn (literally “soul-borrowing shellfish”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) やどかり [yàdókárí] (Heiban – [0])
(Tokyo) やどかり [yàdóꜜkàrì] (Nakadaka – [2])
IPA^(key): [ja̠do̞ka̠ɾʲi]

Noun

宿(やど)借(か)り • (yadokari)

a hermit crab

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