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Kanji Detail for 留 - "to fasten, to stay"

留

  • Meaning

    留 means "to fasten, to stay." Also associated with to keep.

    1. Stay - To remain in place; to stop.

    2. Keep - To retain; to hold.

    3. Fasten - To secure; to fix in place.

  • Words using 留

    • 残留 ざんりゅう Listen staying behind; remaining; residual
    • 留学 りゅうがく Listen studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
    • 留学生 りゅうがくせい Listen overseas student; exchange student
    • 駐留 ちゅうりゅう Listen stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
    • 抑留 よくりゅう Listen internment; detainment; detention
    • 在留 ざいりゅう Listen residing (esp. abroad); staying; living
    • 保留 ほりゅう Listen reservation; putting on hold; deferment
    • 留任 りゅうにん Listen remaining in office; staying in office; remaining at one's post

  • Tattoo check: 留

    • Verified meaning: to fasten, to stay
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read とくる, とめ, とめる, りゅう)
    • Also carries these associations: to keep

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 留

    Given names 留(とめ)Listen 留(りゅう)Listen

    Surnames 留(とくる)Listen 留(とめる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    detain; fasten; halt; stop

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    stop, halt; stay, detain, keep

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    old variant of 留[liu2]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to stay, to remain; to preserve, to keep; to leave a message; 

  • Onyomi

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    ru(ル) ル

    ryuu(リュウ) リュウ

  • Kunyomi

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    ruuburu(るうぶる) るうぶる

    to.maru(と-まる) と-まる

    to.meru(と-める) と-める

    todo.maru(とど-まる) とど-まる

    todo.meru(とど-める) とど-める

  • Strokes

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    10 strokes

  • Radical

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    田 (ta・tahen)

  • Related Keywords

    stay keep fasten detain stop remain halt hold lodge persist retain secure

Sentences including 留

  • You should buy an answering machine.

  • The man wrote down the name for fear he should forget it.

  • You may go or stay at will.

  • He won't be away for long.

  • I will write down your name and address.

  • I made a decision to study abroad.

  • There is a bus stop near by.

  • His eye fell on the picture on the wall.

  • Don't take any notice of what he said.

  • Please take care of my baby while i am out.

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