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泊 Kanji

Staying overnight · Counting nights

泊 explanation

泊とまる means “to stay overnight”: the subject is the person staying, and に marks the place. 泊とめる means “to let someone stay overnight” or “to put someone up”: the subject is the host, and を marks the guest.

泊はく is a counter for nights spent away from home. Its reading changes with the number: 一泊いっぱく is one night, 二泊にはく is two nights, and 三泊さんぱく is three nights. 一泊いっぱく二日ふつか means “two days and one night.”

Writing · 8 strokes

泊 stroke order

Vocabulary · 6 words

Words with 泊

  • A guest sleeping on a futon in a room under a crescent moon.

    泊とまる

    To stay overnight

  • A host welcoming a guest with a suitcase into their home for the night.

    泊とめる

    To let someone stay overnight

  • A traditional inn with a room key and a suitcase for an overnight stay.

    宿泊しゅくはく

    Lodging; an overnight stay

  • A calendar showing one moon for a one-night stay.

    一泊いっぱく

    One night

  • A calendar showing two moons for a two-night stay.

    二泊にはく

    Two nights

  • A calendar showing three moons for a three-night stay.

    三泊さんぱく

    Three nights

Practice · 10 questions

Kanji practice: 泊

Question 1 of 10Choose the reading of this word.泊まる
Question 2 of 10What does this word mean?泊める
Question 3 of 10What does this word mean?宿泊
Question 4 of 10Choose the reading of this word.一泊
Question 5 of 10How many nights does this word describe?三泊
Question 6 of 10Complete the sentence: “I stayed at a ryokan for two nights.”旅館に＿＿しました。
Question 7 of 10Complete the sentence: “I will stay at a hotel.”ホテルに＿＿。
Question 8 of 10Complete the sentence: “I let a friend stay overnight at my house.”友達を家に＿＿。
Question 9 of 10How long is this trip?一泊二日
Question 10 of 10What is included in this stay?一泊二食付き

泊 in everyday sentences

  • 一泊いっぱくします。

    I will stay for one night.

  • 一泊いっぱくいくらですか。

    How much is it per night?

  • 一泊いっぱく二食にしょく付つきです。

    The stay includes one night and two meals.

  • 京都きょうとへ一泊いっぱく二日ふつかの旅行りょこうに行いきました。

    I went on a two-day, one-night trip to Kyoto.

  • ホテルに泊とまります。

    I will stay at a hotel.

  • 旅館りょかんに二泊にはくしました。

    I stayed at a ryokan for two nights.

  • 友達ともだちを家いえに泊とめました。

    I let a friend stay overnight at my house.

  • 京都きょうとに三泊さんぱくします。

    I will stay in Kyoto for three nights.

  • 友達ともだちの家いえに泊とまりました。

    I stayed overnight at a friend's house.

  • 大阪おおさかではどこに泊とまりますか。

    Where will you stay in Osaka?

  • 旅館りょかんに一泊いっぱくしました。

    I stayed at a ryokan for one night.

  • 一泊いっぱく一万円いちまんえんです。

    It is 10,000 yen per night.

  • ホテルに泊とまります。

    I will stay at a hotel.

  • 今夜こんやは旅館りょかんに泊とまります。

    I will stay at a ryokan tonight.

  • 京都きょうとで二泊にはくしました。

    I stayed in Kyoto for two nights.

  • 旅行りょこうのとき、温泉おんせん旅館りょかんに泊とまりたいです。

    When I travel, I would like to stay at a hot spring ryokan.

  • このホテルに三日間みっかかん泊とまりました。

    I stayed at this hotel for three days.

  • 安やすいホテルに泊とまることにしました。

    I decided to stay at an inexpensive hotel.

  • 駅えきの近ちかくのホテルに泊とまると便利べんりです。

    It is convenient to stay at a hotel near the station.

  • 日本にほんに行いったら、伝統的でんとうてきな旅館りょかんに泊とまってみたいです。

    When I go to Japan, I would like to try staying at a traditional ryokan.

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