留
detain, fasten, halt, stop
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
10 / 10
Information
Vocabulary
リュウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 在留 | ザイリュウ | residing (esp. abroad); staying; living |
| 残留 | ザンリュウ | staying behind; remaining; residual |
| 駐留 | チュウリュウ | stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison |
| 停留所 | テイリュウショ | stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place |
| 保留 | ホリュウ | reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding |
ル
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 留守 | ルス | absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended |
| 留守番 | ルスバン | care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; staying at home; caretaker; house-sitter |
| 歌留多 | カルタ | karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta |
| 歌留多 | カルタ | karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta |
| 久留子 | クルス | cross sign |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 思い留まる | おもいとどまる | to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind |
| 留まる | とまる | to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended; to alight; to perch on |
| 留める | とめる | to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to hold back (tears); to hold (one's breath); to relieve (pain); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade; to forbid; to prohibit; to notice; to be aware of; to concentrate on; to pay attention to; to remember; to bear in mind; to fix (in place); to fasten; to tack; to pin; to nail; to button; to staple; to detain; to keep in custody |
| 停留所 | ていりゅうじょ | stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place |
| 立ち留まる | たちどまる | to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still |
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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
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overnight stay, put up at, ride at anchor
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皆
all, everything
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watch over, see
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farm, field, garden, one's specialty, (kokuji)
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旬
decameron, ten-day period, season (for specific products)
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