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留 · detain, fasten

留 is a kanji meaning detain, fasten, halt, stop. It has 10 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • リュウryū
  • ルru

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • とめるtomeru
  • とまるtomaru
  • とどめるtodomeru
  • とどまるtodomaru
  • るうぶるrūburu

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 留 · 9 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 留
WordReadingMeaningLevel
留学生りゅうがくせいinternational studentN5
留守るすabsence; not at homeN4
留学りゅうがくstudying abroadN3
停留所ていりゅうじょbus or tram stopN3
留めるとめるto fasten, to turn off, to detainN3
書留かきとめregistered mailN2
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More words that use 留
WordReadingMeaningLevel
留まるとどまるto be fixed; to abide, to stay (in the one place)N2
留まるとまるto be fixed; to abide, to stay (in the one place)N2
留守番るすばんcare-taking, caretaker, house-watchingN2

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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