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N1 Noun

宿借(やどか)hermit crab, renting a house, tenant

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        hermit crab

        Usually written using kana alone
      2. 2.

        renting a house

        Only applies to 宿借り, 宿借
      3. 3.

        tenant

        Only applies to 宿借り, 宿借

    All Forms

    宿借り 【やどかり】寄居虫 【やどかり】寄居虫 【ごうな】寄居虫 【かみな】宿借 【やどかり】ヤドカリ

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      宿借(やどか)は、エビとカニの中間(ちゅうかん)位置(いち)している。

      The hermit crab falls somewhere between a shrimp and a crab.

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      (はや)経済(けいざい)(てき)自立(じりつ)して宿借(やどか)から卒業(そつぎょう)したいです。

      I want to become financially independent soon and move on from being a tenant.

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      宿借(やどか)は、頭胸部(とうきょうぶ)(かた)いですが腹部(ふくぶ)(やわ)らかいです。

      A hermit crab has a hard head and thorax, but a soft abdomen.

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      (わたし)子供(こども)(ころ)()わがりで、宿借(やどか)小魚(こざかな)にさえ(おび)えていました。

      As a child, I was so timid I was scared of even hermit crabs and little fish.

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      宿借(やどか)から無理(むり)やり(かい)(うば)うなどという行為(こうい)道徳心(どうとくしん)()けています。

      Forcibly taking a shell from a hermit crab shows a lack of basic decency.

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