留守 (るす): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

留守 (るす) means absence from home.

See example sentences below.

留守 at a glance

留守

るすrusu

N4noun

absence from home

留守るすrusuN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

absence from home

Example 1

父は今留守です。

Translation

My father is not home right now.

Example 2

留守の間に電話がありました。

Translation

There was a call while I was away.

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