留
留·stay, keep, fasten
- On-yomi
- リュウル
- Kun-yomi
- とめるとまる
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 留学 | りゅうがく | studying abroad |
| 留守 | るす | being out, absence from home |
| 留学生 | りゅうがくせい | international student |
| 書留 | かきとめ | registered mail |
Example sentences
来年、日本へ留学します。
らいねん、にほんへりゅうがくします。
I'm going to study in Japan next year.
電話したけれど、留守でした。
でんわしたけれど、るすでした。
I called, but nobody was home.
クラスに留学生が三人います。
くらすにりゅうがくせいがさんにんいます。
There are three international students in my class.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 留守 as *りゅうしゅ instead of るす — this compound uses the rare ル reading
- Mixing up 留学 (going abroad to study) with 入学 (entering a school)
Memory aid
Picture it
Something pinned down over a field (田) — it stays put instead of moving on.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 留学りゅうがくstudying abroad
- 留めるとめるto fasten, to fix in place; to keep (in mind); to detain
- 停留所ていりゅうじょbus or tram stop
- 留学生りゅうがくせいinternational student
- 留守るすabsence, being away from home
- 留守番るすばんhouse-sitting, minding the house
- 留年するりゅうねんするto repeat a year
- 書留かきとめregistered mail; writing down, making a note of
- 留まるとどまるto stay (in one place), to remain behind; to be limited to, to stop at
- 引き留めるひきとめるto detain, to hold back
- 思い留まるおもいとどまるto give up (an idea), to refrain
- 加留多かるたkaruta; (traditional Japanese) playing cards
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