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Kanji 留: meaning "detain, remain", readings, stroke order

The kanji 留 means "detain, remain". On'yomi: リュウ、ル; kun'yomi: とめる、とまる. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
detain, remain
On'yomi
リュウル· special — Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.
Kun'yomi
とめるとまる
Strokes
10
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.

Words with 留

  • 留学生 りゅうがくせい — international student
  • 留守 るす — absence; not at home
  • 留学 りゅうがく — studying abroad
  • 留める とめる — to fasten, to turn off, to detain
  • 停留所 ていりゅうじょ — bus stop
  • 書留 かきとめ — registered mail
  • 留まる とどまる — to be fixed; to abide, to stay (in the one place)
  • 留守番 るすばん — care-taking, caretaker, house-watching

Stroke order · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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