stay overnight
N2- Onyomi
- ハク
- Kunyomi
- と(まる)
- Stroke count
- 8
- JLPT
- N2
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 泊 down and you get 氵 (water) — three drops of water running down the left edge, and beside it 白 (white / bright) — the first pale light of the sun. Picture a drop of water above rippling waves, put 泊 inside it, and let that scene stand for "stay overnight" — stay overnight. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 8
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は8画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 8 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
宿泊
shukuhaku
lodging
停泊
teihaku
anchorage
泊まる
tomaru
to stay overnight
停泊する
teihakusuru
to do anchorage
停泊した
teihakushita
plain past: did anchorage
泊まって
tomatte
stay overnight — te-form
Example sentences (5)
駅前のホテルに宿泊しました。
えきまえ の ほてる に しゅくはく しました。
ekimae no hoteru ni shukuhaku shimashita.
I stayed at the hotel in front of the station.
出張の宿泊費は、後から会社に請求できます。
しゅっちょう の しゅくはくひ は、あと から かいしゃ に せいきゅう できます。
shutchou no shukuhakuhi wa, ato kara kaisha ni seikyuu dekimasu.
You can claim lodging costs for business trips from the company afterwards.
出張で大阪のホテルに泊まりました。
しゅっちょう で おおさか の ほてる に とまりました。
shutchou de oosaka no hoteru ni tomarimashita.
I stayed at a hotel in Osaka on a business trip.
週末は友だちの家に泊まるつもりです。
しゅうまつ は ともだち の いえ に とまる つもり です。
shuumatsu wa tomodachi no ie ni tomaru tsumori desu.
I plan to stay at my friend's house this weekend.
湖の近くのホテルに泊まりました。
みずうみ の ちかく の ほてる に とまりました。
mizuumi no chikaku no hoteru ni tomarimashita.
I stayed at a hotel near the lake.