Japanese

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Kanji in this term
宿
しゅく
Grade: 3
やく
Grade: 3
にん
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) しゅくやくにん [shùkúyáꜜkùnìǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝja̠kɯ̟ᵝɲ̟ĩɴ]

Noun

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宿(しゅく)(やく)(にん) (shukuyakunin

  1. official responsible for overseeing the management of inn and station operations during the Edo period
    Synonym: 宿手代

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN