宿る
やどる
verb (godan)
to dwell, to reside; to be present in
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 宿る | 宿らない |
| Present polite | 宿ります | 宿りません |
| Past | 宿った | 宿らなかった |
| Past polite | 宿りました | 宿りませんでした |
| て form | 宿って | 宿らなくて |
| ている present | 宿っている | 宿っていない |
| ている polite | 宿っています | 宿っていません |
| ている past | 宿っていた | 宿っていなかった |
| ている past polite | 宿っていました | 宿っていませんでした |
| Conditional ば | 宿れば | 宿らなければ |
| Conditional たら | 宿ったら | 宿らなかったら |
| Volitional | 宿ろう | — |
| Volitional polite | 宿りましょう | — |
| Potential | 宿れる | 宿れない |
| Passive | 宿られる | 宿られない |
| Causative | 宿らせる | 宿らせない |
| Imperative | 宿れ | 宿るな |
1.
to dwell, to reside, to lodge
To stay or take up residence somewhere, especially temporarily. A literary or elevated way to describe inhabiting a place.
2.
to be present in, to inhabit, to reside within
For an abstract quality, spirit, or life force to exist within something. Used figuratively to describe something intangible being contained in a physical form.
Usage
宿る is a literary and poetic word. In modern Japanese, sense 2 (something abstract residing within) is more commonly encountered than sense 1 (physically staying somewhere).
Common collocations
Similar words
住む is the everyday word for living or residing somewhere. 泊まる means to stay overnight at a hotel or someone's house. 宿る has a more literary, sometimes spiritual nuance.
Related Words
Synonym:
住む (to live (everyday))