宿借り

Japanese

Kanji in this term
宿 借
やど
Grade: 3 		か
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
宿借

Etymology

From 宿 (yado, “home”) +‎ 借り (kari, “borrower”). Compare Vietnamese ốc mượn hồn (literally “soul-borrowing shellfish”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) やどかり [yàdókárí] (Heiban – [0])
  • (Tokyo) やどかり [yàdóꜜkàrì] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ja̠do̞ka̠ɾʲi]

Noun

宿(やど)借(か)り or 宿借(ヤドカ)り • (yadokari) 

  1. a hermit crab
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