宿舎|しゅくしゃshukusha[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounlodging (house); accommodation; hotel
2. nounhousing (for government employees)

• Synonym宿やどNeutralEveryday word for an inn or a place to stay, as in 「宿を取る」; 「宿舎」 instead stresses lodging that a group or institution arranges or provides.
• Synonym旅館りょかんNeutralA Japanese-style inn, as in 「温泉旅館」; 「宿舎」 focuses on lodging arranged or provided by a group or institution, whatever the building type.
• Synonym宿屋やどやNeutralGeneral term for an inn offering paid lodging, with a slightly old-fashioned feel; 「宿舎」 instead means housing provided by a group or institution.
• SynonymホテルNeutralLoanword for a Western-style hotel and the most common word of the group; 「宿舎」 instead points to lodging provided by an organization.
• Related泊まりとまりNeutralAn overnight stay or lodging, also night duty as in 「泊まり勤務」; 「宿舎」 is the building where people are housed.
• RelatedホステルNeutralLoanword for a youth hostel or other budget lodging; 「宿舎」 is instead accommodation that a group or institution provides.
• RelatedロッジNeutralLoanword for a mountain cabin or lodge-style resort accommodation; 「宿舎」 is instead lodging that an organization arranges for its people.
• Related客舎きゃくしゃWrittenWritten word for an inn or lodging house, rather archaic in flavor; 「宿舎」 is accommodation set up for people by a group or institution.
• Related逆旅げきりょWrittenLiterary archaism for an inn, found mainly in Chinese-style poetry; rarely used today — say 「旅館」 in everyday speech.
• Related旅亭りょていWrittenWritten word for an inn or hotel, used mostly in shop names; everyday speech prefers 「旅館」, and 「宿舎」 is lodging an organization provides.
• Related旅宿りょしゅくWrittenWritten word for an inn where travellers stay; everyday speech uses 「旅館」, while 「宿舎」 is accommodation arranged by an institution.
• Related旅舎りょしゃWrittenWritten word for a travellers' lodge, rarely seen; say 「旅館」 in daily life, while 「宿舎」 is lodging an institution provides for its people.
• Related旅店りょてんWrittenWritten word for an inn or hotel, more at home in Chinese; in everyday Japanese say 「旅館」 or 「ホテル」 instead.
• Related旅籠はたごWrittenArchaic word for an Edo-period roadside inn, as in 「旅籠屋」; hardly used today, while 「宿舎」 is lodging provided by a group or institution.
• RelatedインNeutralLoanword for an inn, seen mostly in hotel names like 「東横イン」; 「宿舎」 is lodging that an institution provides.

Use 「宿舎」 for lodging provided by a group or institution, as in 「選手宿舎」 or 「公務員宿舎」. For a Western-style hotel say 「ホテル」, for a Japanese inn 「旅館」, for an everyday place to stay 「宿」, and for a youth hostel 「ホステル」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 宿泊しゅくはくをする建物たてもの。
2. 職員しょくいんが居住きょじゅうするための住宅じゅうたく。