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留 — 10 strokes / Radical「田」

道
6Elementary year 5 / 10 strokes / Radical「田」
On
リュウ・ルりゅう・る · ryū · ru
Kun
と(める)・と(まる)to(meru) · to(maru)
Meaning
to stay; detain; fasten

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

卯 "to hold back" over 田 "field"; staying put in one place — hence "to remain, to fasten."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onリュウりゅうryū留意りゅうい留学りゅうがく保留ほりゅう
Onルるru留守るす
Kunとめるtomeru留めるとめる帯留めおびどめ

Compare: 止める・泊める

Kunとまるtomaru留まるとまる歩留まりぶどまり

Compare: 止まる・泊まる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 留学りゅうがく

    studying abroad

  • 留守るす

    being out; absence

More words with this kanji

  • 停留所ていりゅうじょ
  • 勾留こうりゅう
  • 逗留とうりゅう
  • 瀦留ちょりゅう
  • 尿瀦留にょうちょりゅう
  • 繫留けいりゅう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

兄(あに)は日本(にっぽん)に留学(りゅうがく)している。

My older brother is studying in Japan.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

留学留守留学study守protec…略abbrev…甲armour由reason申say田rice…弄toy wi…苙a pen…柳willow竜dragon流flow
CompoundRadicalReading

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