Memory phrase for the Kanji: 留

留

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Meaning detain, stop, remain, fasten

Pronunciation

RYŪ, RU
tomaru/meru

Explanation

Top: bend and sword 刀, field 田

Mnemonic
 
The bent person with the sword, wants you from the field to be detained.

Radicals

田 rice field
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 Vocabulary

留める とめる  to fasten, to turn off, to detain
留まる とまる  to be fixed, to stay (in the one place)
留学生 りゅうがくせい  overseas student
留守 るす  absence, being away from home
書留 かきとめ  registered mail, writing down, making a note of
停留所 ていりゅうじょ  bus or tram stop
留まる とどまる  to be fixed, to stay (in the one place)
留守番 るすばん  care-taking, caretaker, house-watching

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