宿る|やどるyadoru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verbto dwell (in); to exist (within); to form
- godan verb, intransitive verbto stay (at); to stop (at); to lodge (in); to take shelter
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be in the womb (of an unborn child)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be part of a constellation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 宿る（やどる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 宿ります（やどります） |
| Negative (nai) | 宿らない（やどらない） |
| polite (masen) | 宿りません（やどりません） |
| classical zu / nu | 宿らず・宿らぬ（やどらず・やどらぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 宿った（やどった） |
| polite (mashita) | 宿りました（やどりました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 宿らなかった（やどらなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 宿りませんでした（やどりませんでした） |
| Te form | 宿って（やどって） |
| Potential | 宿れる（やどれる） |
| Passive | 宿られる（やどられる） |
| Causative | 宿らせる（やどらせる） |
| Causative passive | 宿らせられる・宿らされる（やどらせられる・やどらされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 宿れば（やどれば） |
| tara | 宿ったら（やどったら） |
| Volitional | 宿ろう（やどろう） |
| polite (mashou) | 宿りましょう（やどりましょう） |
| Imperative | 宿れ（やどれ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
命が宿る
命を宿す
宿る emphasizes that something (here, 命) comes to reside or is present within someone or something; 宿す emphasizes actively harboring or giving a place for that thing to dwell.
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Related泊まるとまるNeutralFor staying the night at an inn or hotel; very common in speech, as in 「ホテルに泊まる」. 「宿る」 is mostly figurative, for life or spirits dwelling within.
- Related滞在たいざいNeutralStaying or sojourning somewhere for a period, as in 「一週間滞在」; 「宿る」 is mostly figurative, for gods or life dwelling within.
- Related残るのこるNeutralTo remain or be left behind, as in 「傷跡が残る」; 「宿る」 centers on something dwelling or being contained within.
- Related入るはいるNeutralThe most general verb for entering; 「宿る」 centers on gods, life, or emotions dwelling and residing within something.
- Related住するじゅうするWrittenWritten and rare, for living or residing; often found in Buddhist language. 「宿る」 centers on dwelling within.
- Antonym去るさるNeutralThe antonym on the stay-versus-leave axis: to depart or go away, as in 「故郷を去る」.
- Antonym離れるはなれるNeutralThe antonym on the attach-versus-separate axis: to leave or part from, as in 「親元を離れる」.
Use 「宿る」 for gods, life, or emotions dwelling or being contained within something, as in 「命が宿る」「神が宿る」. For staying overnight pick 「泊まる」, for a sojourn 「滞在」; the antonyms are 「去る」 and 「離れる」.
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Japanese definitions
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