Translation guide
A mooring is a place, structure, or equipment used to secure a boat or ship. This guide covers how to express this concept in Japanese, from permanent anchors to temporary lines.
A fixed underwater anchor with a buoy or chain to which a boat is tied, often in a marina or harbor.
General term for mooring facilities, including buoys, dolphins, and berths. Common in official contexts.
この港には係留施設が整っている。
This harbor is well-equipped with mooring facilities.
A mooring buoy; a floating device anchored to the seabed to which boats can be tied.
係留ブイにロープを結んでください。
Please tie the rope to the mooring buoy.
Loanword from English, used in sailing and marine contexts, but less common than native terms.
モーリングの場所を予約した。
I reserved a mooring spot.
The action of tying up or anchoring a vessel.
The act of mooring; can be used as a noun or verb (する). Standard term.
船の係留には許可が必要です。
A permit is required for mooring a boat.
To moor a ship/boat. The verb form of 係留.
船長は桟橋に船を係留した。
The captain moored the boat to the pier.
Anchoring or mooring, often for larger vessels or overnight stays. Focuses on the state of being stationary.
The physical equipment used to secure a boat to a dock or mooring.
Mooring line or rope. The standard nautical term.
係留索が切れそうだ。
The mooring line is about to break.
A mooring rope, often used in traditional or fishing contexts. もやい means tying up.
もやい綱をしっかり結べ。
Tie the mooring rope securely.
General word for rope, commonly used for mooring lines in casual speech.
A designated area, such as a marina berth or anchorage.
Mooring place or berth. General and widely understood.
係留場所を探している。
I'm looking for a mooring place.
Berth; a specific parking spot for a boat at a pier. Loanword from English.
このマリーナには50のバースがある。
This marina has 50 berths.
Anchorage or mooring area, often for larger ships or in nautical charts.
台風のため停泊地に移動した。
We moved to a mooring area because of the typhoon.
係留 (けいりゅう) specifically means tying up to a fixed structure or buoy, while 停泊 (ていはく) means anchoring or being stationary, often for larger vessels or overnight stays. 係留 is more about the physical connection; 停泊 is about the state of being stopped.
The loanword モーリング is understood by sailing enthusiasts but may not be recognized by the general public. Stick to 係留 for clarity in most situations.
船が係留索から離れた。
The boat broke free from its mooring.
今夜の安全な係留場所を見つけなければならない。
We need to find a safe mooring for the night.
この湾は停泊に適している。
This bay is suitable for mooring.
We pulled the rope to bring the boat closer to shore.