下宿(げしゅく)

げしゅく
noun (verbal)
lodging, boarding house
1. lodging, boarding house
A private house where rooms are rented, often with meals provided.
学生(がくせい)の時(とき)、下宿(げしゅく)に住(す)んでいた。
When I was a student, I lived in a boarding house.
下宿(げしゅく)の家賃(やちん)は月(つき)五万(まん)円(えん)だ。
The rent for the boarding house is 50,000 yen a month.
下宿(げしゅく)の大家(おおや)さんが親切(しんせつ)だ。
The landlord of the boarding house is kind.
友達(ともだち)と同(おな)じ下宿(げしゅく)に住(す)んでいる。
I live in the same boarding house as my friend.
下宿(げしゅく)を探(さが)している。
I'm looking for a boarding house.
下宿(げしゅく)を引(ひ)っ越(こ)した。
I moved out of the boarding house.
下宿(げしゅく)には食事(しょくじ)がつく。
The boarding house includes meals.
2. renting a room, boarding
The act of staying at such accommodation.
大学(だいがく)の近(ちか)くで下宿(げしゅく)している。
I'm boarding near the university.
この街(まち)に下宿(げしゅく)することにした。
I decided to board in this town.
下宿(げしゅく)生活(せいかつ)を始(はじ)めた。
I started living in lodgings.
大学(だいがく)に入(はい)って初(はじ)めて一人(ひとり)で下宿(げしゅく)した。
When I entered university, I boarded on my own for the first time.
東京(とうきょう)で下宿(げしゅく)していた時(とき)は、毎日(まいにち)自分(じぶん)で料理(りょうり)をしていた。
When I was boarding in Tokyo, I cooked for myself every day.

下宿(げしゅく) refers to a boarding house or the act of lodging, traditionally popular among students.

VERBAL USE:
下宿(げしゅく)する: to board, to lodge

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 下宿(げしゅく)を探(さが)す: to look for lodgings
  • 下宿(げしゅく)に住(す)む: to live in a boarding house
  • 下宿(げしゅく)代(だい)/下宿(げしゅく)料(りょう): lodging fee
  • 下宿(げしゅく)先(さき): place of lodging
  • 下宿(げしゅく)生活(せいかつ): boarding house life

TRADITIONAL FEATURES:
Historically, 下宿(げしゅく) included meals (食事(しょくじ)つき) and were run by a landlord/landlady (大家(おおや)さん). Common for university students away from home.

MODERN CONTEXT:
Less common today as アパート (apartments) and マンション (condominiums) have become the standard for student housing.

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Added 2026.1.8 21:45 · Revised 2026.2.15 15:17
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