宿 lodge at

(personleft) + (hundred) + (crown)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
BETA

Onyomi

SHUKU

it sounds AND looks like 新宿, so that's easy to remember.

Mnemonic

At the crown hotel is so big, a hundred people can lodge there.

Jukugo

新宿区(しんじゅくく)

Shinjuku ward ★★★☆☆
(new) + 宿 (lodge at) + (ward) = 新宿区 (Shinjuku ward)

宿題(しゅくだい)

homework ★★★☆☆
宿 (lodge at) + (topic) = 宿題 (homework)

宿泊(しゅくはく) する

stay the night ☆☆☆☆☆ NP
宿 (lodge at) + (stay for the night) = 宿泊 (stay the night)

the act of staying the night -(kind of formal; you might read it in a hotel guidebook, but you wouldn't say "Let's 宿泊 over there, guys!"

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Synonyms

fate
運命    さだめ 宿命   
lodge
泊まる    宿泊