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Kanji 留: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 留: detain, fasten, halt, stop

Key takeaways

Kanji 留: detain, fasten, halt, stop. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

留
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Meaning

detainfastenhaltstop

On reading

リュウル

Kun reading

と.めると.まるとど.めるとど.まるるうぶる

Radical

田

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 留

detain, fasten, halt, stop

Kanji structure breakdown

留

Structure breakdown

卯 + 田

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a rabbit (卯) staying in a fertile rice field (田) and refusing to leave. This kanji represents staying in a place, such as studying abroad, or detaining and holding something back, like a reservation or deferral.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

リュウ
  • 加留多かるた

    playing cards

  • 蒸留じょうりゅう

    distillation / purification by heating

  • 留めるとどめる

    to stop / to put an end to

  • 留まるとどまる

    to stay / to remain / to be fixed

  • 留まるとまる

    to remain / to stay / to be fixed

  • 留守番るすばん

    house-sitting / looking after home

  • 停留所ていりゅうじょ

    bus or tram stop

  • 留めるとめる

    to fasten / to detain / to stop

Kun reading

と.める
  • 留めるとどめる

    to stop / to put an end to

  • 留まるとどまる

    to stay / to remain / to be fixed

  • 留まるとまる

    to remain / to stay / to be fixed

  • 留めるとめる

    to fasten / to detain / to stop

Commonly used words

  • 加留多
    かるた

    playing cards

  • 蒸留
    じょうりゅう

    distillation / purification by heating

  • 留める
    とどめる

    to stop / to put an end to

  • 留まる
    とどまる

    to stay / to remain / to be fixed

  • 留まる
    とまる

    to remain / to stay / to be fixed

  • 留守番
    るすばん

    house-sitting / looking after home

  • 留める
    とどめる

    to stop / to put an end to

  • 留まる
    とどまる

    to stay / to remain / to be fixed

  • 留まる
    とまる

    to remain / to stay / to be fixed

  • 留める
    とめる

    to fasten / to detain / to stop

Example sentences

Example 1

カルタで遊ぶのが好きです。

Translation

I like playing with karuta cards.

Example 2

正月にカルタをします。

Translation

We play karuta at New Year's.

Example 3

水の蒸留装置を使います。

Translation

I use a water distillation device.

Example 4

蒸留したアルコールは純度が高いです。

Translation

Distilled alcohol has high purity.

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