Meaning

Primary

To Let Someone Stay Over

Alternative

To Let Someone Stay The Night

Word Type

transitive verb, ichidan verb

Explanation

泊まる is "to stay the night." Now you're letting someone else stay the night, which makes this to let someone stay over or to let someone stay the night.

Reading

とめる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading comes from 泊まる.

Context

Context Sentences

うちに知らない人を泊めるのは嫌です。

I don’t want to have some stranger stay at our house.

Kanji Composition