宿借り
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 宿 | 借 |
| やど Grade: 3 | か Grade: 4 |
| kun’yomi | |
Alternative forms
- 宿借
Etymology
From 宿 (yado, “home”) + 借り (kari, “borrower”). Compare Vietnamese ốc mượn hồn (literally “soul-borrowing shellfish”).
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) やどかり [yàdókárí] (Heiban – [0])
- (Tokyo) やどかり [yàdóꜜkàrì] (Nakadaka – [2])
- IPA(key): [ja̠do̞ka̠ɾʲi]
Noun
宿借り (hiragana やどかり, katakana ヤドカリ, rōmaji yadokari)
- a hermit crab