Moto 留: Detain; Fasten; HaltKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- リュウ、ル
- Kun'yomi
- と(める)、と(まる)、とど(める)、とど(まる)、るうぶる
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 5
- Words
- 282 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (リュウ・ル)
- 残留ざんりゅうstaying behind; remaining
- 留学りゅうがくstudying abroad
- 留学生りゅうがくせいoverseas student; exchange student
- 駐留ちゅうりゅうstationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
- 抑留よくりゅうinternment; detainment
- 在留ざいりゅうresiding (esp. abroad); staying
- 留守るすabsence; being away from home
- 保留ほりゅうreservation; putting on hold
- 留任りゅうにんremaining in office; staying in office
- 留守番るすばんcare-taking; house-sitting
- 留保りゅうほreserving; withholding
- 留置場りゅうちじょうpolice cell; place of detention
- 留置りゅうちdetention (usu. during investigation); imprisonment
- 係留けいりゅうmooring; anchorage
- 停留所ていりゅうじょstop (bus, tram, etc.); station
- 居留きょりゅうresidence; reside
- 居留民きょりゅうみんresident; residents
- 慰留いりゅうdissuasion (from resigning, leaving, etc.); persuading (to stay)
- 拘留こうりゅうcustody; detention
- 歌留多かるたkaruta; traditional Japanese playing cards
- 滞留たいりゅうstagnation; standstill
- 留年りゅうねんrepeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
- 留意りゅういheeding; paying attention
- 遺留いりゅうbequest
- 遺留品いりゅうひんlost articles
- いろは歌留多いろはかるたiroha karuta; matching card game usu. consisting of 47 reading cards and 47 picture cards
- お留守になるおるすになるto fail to be attentive to
- シベリア抑留シベリアよくりゅうdetention (and use as forced labor) of Japanese prisoners of war in Siberia after World War II
- バス停留所バスていりゅうじょbus stop
- 中国残留孤児ちゅうごくざんりゅうこじJapanese orphans left behind in China (after WWII); war-displaced Japanese in China
- 乾留かんりゅうdry distillation
- 交換留学こうかんりゅうがく(student) exchange; study abroad
- 交換留学生こうかんりゅうがくせいexchange student
- 伊呂波歌留多いろはかるたiroha karuta; matching card game usu. consisting of 47 reading cards and 47 picture cards
- 係留施設けいりゅうしせつmooring facilities; moorage
- 保留音ほりゅうおんhold music; music on hold
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 仕留めるしとめるto bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill
- 取り留めのないとりとめのないincoherent; wandering
- 取り留めるとりとめるto narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life)
- 局留めきょくどめgeneral delivery; counter collection
- 書き留めるかきとどめるto write down; to make a note of
- 歩留まりぶどまりyield; yield rate
- 留まるとまるto stop (moving); to come to a stop
- 留めとめ(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke)
- 留めるとどめるto stop; to stay (e.g. the night)
- 留め置きとめおきdetention; keeping
- 留め金とめがねclasp; latch
- お目に留まるおめにとまるto be recognized (by someone of higher status); to be noticed
- お高く留まるおたかくとまるto assume an air of importance; to be self-important
- つなぎ留めるつなぎとめるto tie; to fasten
- ぱちん留めぱちんどめornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
- パッチン留めパッチンどめtriangular hairpin
- ピン留めピンどめhairpin; bobby pin
- 一命を取り留めるいちめいをとりとめるto escape death; to be saved from death
- 人は死して名を留むひとはししてなをとどむhe has not lived that lives not after death; the great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it
- 仮留めかりどめtemporary fastening; temporary fixing in place
Other readings
- 書留かきとめregistered mail; registered post
- ぱちん留ぱちんどめornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
- 久留子クルスcross sign
- 伊留満イルマンbrother; lay brother
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