泊(と)まる

とまる
verb (godan)
to stay (overnight), to lodge
1. to stay overnight, to lodge
To spend the night at a place that is not one's own home, such as a hotel, friend's house, or inn.
ホテルに泊(と)まる。
To stay at a hotel.
友達(ともだち)の家(いえ)に泊(と)まった。
I stayed over at a friend's house.
京都(きょうと)で二泊(にはく)泊(と)まって、観光(かんこう)を楽(たの)しんだ。
I stayed two nights in Kyoto and enjoyed sightseeing.

泊(と)まる means to stay overnight. Different kanji from 止(と)まる (to stop).

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: Intransitive (自動詞(じどうし))
  • Transitive pair: 泊(と)める (to accommodate, to let someone stay)

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 〜に泊(と)まる: to stay at ~
  • 一泊(いっぱく)する: to stay one night
  • 泊(と)まりがけで: staying overnight

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 泊(と)まる: to stay overnight (at accommodation)
  • 止(と)まる: to stop (movement ceases)
  • 宿泊(しゅくはく)する: to lodge (formal)

Related Words

Homophone: 止(と)まる (to stop)
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Added 2026.2.7 20:20 · Revised 2026.2.19 21:42
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