留 – detain, fasten, halt

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The kanji 留 means detain, fasten, halt, stop. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is リュウ、ル (ryuu, ru); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is と.める、と.まる、とど.める、とど.まる、るうぶる (tomeru, tomaru, todomeru, todomaru, ruuburu). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 田 (no. 102).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	リュウ	ryuu
On’yomi	ル	ru
Kun’yomi	と.める	tomeru
Kun’yomi	と.まる	tomaru
Kun’yomi	とど.める	todomeru
Kun’yomi	とど.まる	todomaru
Kun’yomi	るうぶる	ruuburu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 田 (Kangxi radical 102). Components: 田・刀・厶.

Words using 留

留学生りゅうがくせいoverseas student留守るすabsence留学りゅうがくstudying abroad停留所ていりゅうじょstop (bus, tram, etc.)留めるとめるto stop書留かきとめregistered mail留まるとどまるto remain留まるとまるto stop (moving)留守番るすばんcare-taking

Example sentences

３人の中国人留学生がその大学に入学が許された。

Three Chinese students were admitted to the college.

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彼女に留守を頼んで外出しました。

I went on the trip, leaving the house in her care.

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私は自分の力で留学するつもりだ。

I will study abroad on my own.

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Kanji with the same radical

田界画男町由番申異略甲畑畳畜

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