宿駅 (Shukueki): Relay Station, Post Station

Meaning

English

relay station
post station
stage

Reading

Kana

しゅくえき

Romaji

shukueki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 16185 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

宿主

しゅくしゅ

(parasitic) host

宿る

やどる

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

宿す

やどす

to carry (a baby)

宿直

しゅくちょく

night watch

宿直

とのい

night watch

宿場

しゅくば

relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway)

宿願

しゅくがん

longstanding desire

共同使用駅

きょうどうしようえき

union station

Example Sentences

5

トムは新宿駅で道に迷った。

Tom got lost in the Shinjuku station.

新宿駅まで準急で行ったのよ。

I went to Tokyo Station by the local express.

私は今朝、新宿駅で山田氏に会った。

I saw Mr Yamada at Shinjuku Station this morning.

禅僧は新宿駅のあたりで托鉢しています。

Zen priests beg for alms near Shinjuku station.

新宿駅近くの居酒屋を予約しました。2時間飲み放題で2500円です。

I've made a reservation at a drinking place near Shinjuku Station. It's all you can drink for 2 hours for 2,500 yen.