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停泊 (ていはく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

停てい泊はく

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

anchoring; mooring

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

船ふねは港みなとに停てい泊はくしている。
The ship is anchored in the harbor.
大おお型がた客きゃく船せんが沖おき合あいに停

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A large passenger ship anchored offshore.

Written forms

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.

Kanji

停halt, stopping
泊overnight stay, put up at, ride at anchor
碇anchor, grapnel

Similar words

係けい留りゅう
係留 is more general for securing any object (ship, buoy, aircraft) with ropes or chains, while 停泊 specifically refers to a vessel stopping and staying in one place, often overnight or for a period.
投とう錨びょう
投錨 is the act of dropping anchor, whereas 停泊 is the resulting state of being anchored or moored.

Etymology

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