停てい泊はく

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

停泊する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Refers to a ship dropping anchor or being secured at a dock or buoy. Used in nautical and travel contexts.

〈場ば所しょ〉に停てい泊はくするto anchor/moor at a place
船ふねは港みなとに停てい泊はくしている。
The ship is moored in the harbor.
〈時とき〉停てい泊はくするto remain anchored for a certain period
その船ふねは一いっ週しゅう間かん停てい泊はくする予よ定ていだ。
The ship is scheduled to stay anchored for a week.

係けい留りゅう
係留 is the broader term for securing any object like a ship, buoy, or aircraft with ropes or chains, while 停泊 specifically means a vessel stopping and staying in one place, often overnight.
投とう錨びょう
投錨 focuses on the action of dropping anchor, whereas 停泊 describes the resulting state of a ship staying anchored or moored.

出しゅっ港こう
出港 means a ship leaving port, the opposite of 停泊, which means the ship staying anchored or moored at port.

宿しゅく泊はくN3
宿泊 means staying overnight at a lodging like a hotel, while 停泊 refers to a ship anchoring or mooring, and learners often confuse the two because both share the kanji 泊.

停てい泊はくUsage83%
Standard modern spelling for anchoring or mooring a vessel.
碇てい泊はくUsage17%
Older variant using the character for 'anchor'; rarely seen in modern usage.

Compound of 停 (stop, halt) and 泊 (stay overnight, anchor). The older form 碇泊 uses 碇 (anchor) directly, reflecting the nautical origin.