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Kanji Detail for 泊 - "to stay, simple"

泊

  • Meaning

    泊 means "to stay, simple." Also associated with to stop.

    1. To stay - To lodge at an inn; number of nights stayed.

    2. To stop - To halt; for a ship to stop; to moor a ship.

    3. Simple - Plain; unadorned; without desire.

    4. Lake - A shallow marsh or swamp; or a lake.

  • Words using 泊

    • 宿泊 しゅくはく Listen accommodation; lodging
    • 停泊 ていはく Listen anchorage; anchoring; mooring
    • 泊まり とまり Listen (overnight) stay; lodging; inn
    • 一泊 いっぱく Listen (staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental
    • 寝泊まり ねとまり Listen staying the night; lodging (at)
    • 泊まる とまる Listen to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed
    • 泊める とめる Listen to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up

  • Tattoo check: 泊

    • Verified meaning: to stay, simple
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read とま, とまり, とまる, はく)
    • Also carries these associations: to stop

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 泊

    Given names 泊(とまり)Listen 泊(はく)Listen

    Surnames 泊(とま)Listen 泊(とまる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    overnight stay; put up at; ride at anchor

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    anchor vessel; lie at anchor

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to moor (a boat); to park (a vehicle); (literary) calm; quiet; peaceful

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to anchor; to moor

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Mooring a boat at the shore is called 泊. | All resting and stopping is called 泊. Hence, temporary residence is called 漂泊 (drifting). | Lakes and marshes are called 泊. Hebei has Ningjin Lake. | Quiet and inactive. As in 澹泊 (indifferent).

  • Onyomi

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    haku(ハク) ハク

  • Kunyomi

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    to.maru(と-まる) と-まる

    to.meru(と-める) と-める

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

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    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    to stay to stop simple lake number of stays overnight lodge inn hotel accommodation lodging anchor moor sleep

Sentences including 泊

  • I will put up at my friend's tonight.

  • This is the hotel at which we stayed at that time.

  • I accommodated him for the night.

  • Will you put us up for one night?

  • I haven't yet had time to see about a hotel for the night.

  • He has stayed at the hotel for five days.

  • He went to osaka , where he put up at a hotel.

  • We are staying at our uncle's.

  • Can you put me up tonight?

  • Let's stay here tonight.

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