宿借り

Japanese

Kanji in this term
宿	借
やど Grade: 3	か Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

• 宿(やど)借(かり) (yadokari)

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