Japanese word

泊

Pronunciation

Romajihaku

Meaning

  • counternight

Example

ホテルに二泊します。ho te ru ni ni haku shi ma su

I will stay at a hotel for two nights.

Illustration for 泊 (night)

More examples

その旅行は一泊二日の予定です。so no ryo kō wa ichi haku futsu ka no yo tei de su

That trip is planned as a one-night, two-day trip.

Core concept

The counter 泊 (haku, "night stay") links a number to each overnight stay in a place such as a hotel or inn.

Common phrases

  • 一泊するip paku su ru

    stay one night

  • 一泊二日ip paku futsu ka

    one night and two days

  • 二泊三日ni haku mik ka

    two nights and three days

Definition in Japanese

宿泊施設などに泊まる夜の回数を表す助数詞。shuku haku shi setsu na do ni to ma ru yoru no kai sū o arawa su jo sū shi

Word origin

泊 (haku, "stay overnight") is a Sino-Japanese reading of the character 泊 (haku, "stay overnight"), and the counter uses that meaning to count nights of lodging.

Usage tips

  • The counter 泊 (haku) appears in 一泊二日 (ippaku futsuka), a common travel phrase meaning one night and two days, which separates nights spent lodging from the total days of a trip.

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