宿泊|しゅくはくshukuhaku[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N3approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbaccommodation; lodging
    6人にん宿泊しゅくはくさせて欲ほしい。↗
    We need accommodation for six.
Conjugation
Dictionary form宿泊する(しゅくはくする)
Polite (masu)宿泊します(しゅくはくします)
Negative (nai)宿泊しない(しゅくはくしない)
polite (masen)宿泊しません(しゅくはくしません)
classical zu / nu宿泊せず・宿泊せぬ(しゅくはくせず・しゅくはくせぬ)
Past (ta)宿泊した(しゅくはくした)
polite (mashita)宿泊しました(しゅくはくしました)
Past negative (nakatta)宿泊しなかった(しゅくはくしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)宿泊しませんでした(しゅくはくしませんでした)
Te form宿泊して(しゅくはくして)
Potential宿泊できる(しゅくはくできる)
Passive宿泊される(しゅくはくされる)
Causative宿泊させる(しゅくはくさせる)
Causative passive宿泊させられる(しゅくはくさせられる)
Conditional (ba)宿泊すれば(しゅくはくすれば)
tara宿泊したら(しゅくはくしたら)
Volitional宿泊しよう(しゅくはくしよう)
polite (mashou)宿泊しましょう(しゅくはくしましょう)
Imperative宿泊しろ(しゅくはくしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym泊まるとまるNeutralEveryday verb for staying the night, as in 「ホテルに泊まる」; common in speech, while 「宿泊」 is a formal Sino-Japanese noun.
  • Related逗留とうりゅうWrittenWritten word for staying somewhere for a period of time, however long, as in 「長期逗留」; 「宿泊」 specifically means staying overnight away from home.
  • Related止宿ししゅくWrittenRare written word for putting up or lodging somewhere; in everyday use say 「宿泊」 or 「泊まる」.

For accommodation in formal contexts use 「宿泊」; in everyday speech use 「泊まる」. Use 「逗留」 for staying somewhere for a stretch of time; 「止宿」 is rare written prose.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 自宅じたく以外いがいで寝ねること。泊とまること。
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