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泊まり

とまり

N3overnight stay · lodging

Examples

今週末は友人の家に泊まりに行く。

遠方への出張は日帰りではなく泊まりになった。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 泊まり, read とまり, denotes an overnight stay or arrangement that is not completed as a day trip.
  • Basic usage: It refers to sleeping at a friend’s home and to a business trip that requires an overnight stay.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • An overnight arrangement
    • The focus is an arrangement involving a night away, contrasted with 日帰り, rather than the lodging building itself.

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