How to say "anchorage" in Japanese

• 停泊ていはくCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbCovers 'anchorage' as the act or state of a vessel anchoring — dropping anchor and remaining in a bay or harbour, such as a ship at anchor overnight.
  その船ふねは港みなとに停泊ていはくしている。↗

  The ship is at anchor in the harbor.
• 係留けいりゅうCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers 'anchorage' as mooring: fastening a vessel in place so it cannot drift, with the emphasis on securing it rather than on the ship's stay itself.
• 船着き場ふなつきばCommon
  nounMatched to 'anchorage' only loosely; it really means a landing place, wharf or harbour where boats put in and dock, so it is seldom the word for an anchorage in the nautical sense.

For the act or state of a vessel riding at anchor, use 停泊; for mooring a vessel in place, use 係留; for a place where boats put in, 「船着き場」, though it really means a landing place or wharf.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 停泊ていはくanchorage
• 係留けいりゅうmooring
• 船着き場ふなつきばharbour
• 泊地はくちanchorage
• 船掛かりふながかりanchorage
• 錨泊びょうはくanchorage
• 碇置ていちanchorage
• 停泊地ていはくちanchorage (area)
• 船だまりふなだまりmoorage (esp. for small boats)
• 在泊ざいはくanchoring
• 船着きふなつきharbour
• 錨地びょうち(point of) anchorage
• 泊まりとまりanchorage