JLPT N3 · Travel & transport
宿泊
しゅくはく
lodging; staying overnight
Stroke order of 宿泊
2 characters, 19 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
宿 · 11 strokes泊 · 8 strokes
Memory trick
A person 亻 rests under a roof 宀 at the inn 宿, sleeping by the white 白 water 氵 overnight 泊.
Parts: 宿 lodge (宀 roof + 亻 person + 百 hundred) + 泊 stay overnight (氵 water + 白 white)
Example sentence
三日間、旅館に宿泊しました。
みっかかん、りょかんにしゅくはくしました。
I stayed at a Japanese inn for three days.