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Japanese word 留守番: house-sitting / looking after home. Meanings and example sentences.

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留守番 (るすばん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

留守番 (るすばん) means house-sitting / looking after home.

See example sentences below.

留守番 at a glance

留守番
るすばんrusuban
N2noun
house-sitting / looking after home
留守番るすばんrusubanN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 留守番

Core meaning

house-sitting / looking after home

Basic example sentences

Example 1

今日は留守番を頼まれた。

Translation

I was asked to house-sit today.

Example 2

犬のために留守番をしている。

Translation

I'm staying home to take care of the dog.

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