Word Meaning 宿場

しゅくば shukuba

宿場 is read as しゅくば (shukuba) and means relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway).

Meaning

English

relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway)
post station
stage

Reading

Kana

しゅくば

Romaji

shukuba

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 21193 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

宿場町

しゅくばまち

inn town

宿題

しゅくだい

homework

宿

やど

home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

宿命

しゅくめい

fate

宿屋

やどや

inn

宿直

とのい

night watch

宿主

やどぬし

(parasitic) host

宿る

やどる

to be a parasite (bugs, plants, etc.)

宿す

やどす

to carry (a baby)

宿駅

しゅくえき

relay station

宿願

しゅくがん

longstanding desire

宿代

やどだい

hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)

Example Sentences

この村は昔、宿場として栄えた。

このむらはむかし、しゅくばとしてさかえた。

This village once prospered as a relay station.