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Kotomora

泊

overnight stay, put up at, ride at anchor

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes8

Readings

On'yomi

  • ハク

Kun'yomi

  • と.まる
  • と.める

Nanori

  • とまり
  • はつ

Meaning

泊 centers on temporarily stopping in one place, especially for the night: staying overnight, lodging, or a ship riding at anchor.

Most common words using 泊

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  • 宿泊しゅくはく
    N3

    accommodation; lodging

  • 泊はく
    N3

    counter for nights of a stay

  • 泊まるとまる
    N5

    to stay at (e.g. hotel)

  • 泊まりとまり
    N3

    (overnight) stay; lodging

  • 泊めるとめる
    N2

    to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate

  • 停泊ていはく
    N1

    anchorage; anchoring; mooring

  • 民泊みんぱく

    private residence temporarily taking lodgers

  • 泊地はくち

    anchorage; berth

  • 寝泊まりねとまり

    staying the night; lodging (at)

  • 外泊がいはく

    staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover

  • 素泊まりすどまり

    staying overnight without meals (at a hotel, etc.); bed without board

  • 梁山泊りょうざんぱく

    place of assemblage for the bold and ambitious

  • 泊まり込みとまりこみ

    staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances

  • 泊りがけとまりがけ

    staying over

  • 一泊いっぱく

    (staying) one night; overnight stay

  • 漂泊ひょうはく

    roaming; drifting about; wandering

  • 宿泊料しゅくはくりょう
    N2

    accommodation charge; room rate

  • お泊まりおとまり

    (overnight) stay; lodging

  • お泊り会おとまりかい

    sleepover; slumber party

  • お泊り保育おとまりほいく

    nursery school sleepover

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Etymology

泊 combines 氵 (water) with 白, which likely contributes the sound. The idea of a boat stopping on water led to the meanings of overnight stay and anchoring.

Meaning mnemonic

Water 氵 and white 白 together suggest a white boat resting on calm water, tied up for the night.

Reading mnemonic

For ハク, imagine a boat anchoring in a quiet backwater cove: back -> ハク, and the boat stays overnight.