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留守番 (るすばん): care-taking, caretaker, house-watching — Japanese vocabulary

留守番 is read るすばん and means "care-taking, caretaker, house-watching". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

留守番

Reading
るすばん · rusuban
Translation
care-taking, caretaker, house-watching
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
るすばんが

Example

その子は留守番をしなければならないと言って怒っていた。

そのこはるすばんをしなければならないといっておこっていた。

The boy was cross at having to stay at home.

Kanji in this word

  • 留 — detain, remain
  • 守 — protect, keep
  • 番 — number, turn

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