泊(とま)まり

とまり
noun
overnight stay; staying over
1. overnight stay; staying over
The act of staying somewhere overnight, whether at a hotel, a friend's house, or a workplace. Often used in compound expressions related to travel or work schedules.
今日(きょう)は泊(とま)まりですか。
Are you staying overnight today?
友達(ともだち)の家(いえ)に泊(とま)まりに行(い)く。
I'm going to stay over at a friend's house.
出張(しゅっちょう)で二泊(にはく)の泊(とま)まりになりそうだ。
It looks like the business trip will be a two-night stay.

The noun form of the verb 泊(と)まる (to stay overnight). Used colloquially to describe staying somewhere overnight, especially in casual speech about sleepovers, work shifts, or travel.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 泊(とま)まりがけ: staying overnight (as part of a plan)
  • 泊(とま)まり込(こ)み: staying in / live-in
  • 泊(とま)まり客(きゃく): overnight guest
  • お泊(とま)まり: overnight stay (polite/childish)
  • お泊(とま)まり会(かい): sleepover party

USAGE:
In work contexts, 泊(とま)まり勤務(きんむ) refers to an overnight shift. For children, お泊(とま)まり is the standard word for sleepovers.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 宿泊(しゅくはく): accommodation — formal/written; 泊(とま)まり is casual and spoken
  • 一泊(いっぱく): one night's stay — uses the counter 泊(はく) for counting nights
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