Kanji1 / 10
留 kanji
detain, fasten, halt, stop
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- Grade 5 (elementary school)
On readings
リュウル
Kun readings
とめるとまるとどめるとどまるるうぶる
Variant forms
畄畱Words with 留
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N5留学生Popularoverseas student; exchange student
- N3留学Popularstudying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
- N3停留所Popularstop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
- N1蒸留distillation
- —拘留Popularcustody; detention; confinement
- —在留Popularresiding (esp. abroad); staying; living
- —残留Popularstaying behind; remaining; residual
- —駐留Popularstationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
- —保留Popularreservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
- —抑留Popularinternment; detainment; detention
- —留置Populardetention (usu. during investigation); imprisonment; poundage; custody
- —留保Popularreserving; withholding
- —留年Popularrepeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
- —留任Popularremaining in office; staying in office; remaining at one's post
- —留置場Popularpolice cell; place of detention; jail
- —留stationary point
- —慰留dissuasion (from resigning, leaving, etc.); persuading (to stay)
- —遺留leaving behind (after death); bequest; leaving behind; forgetting
- —寄留temporary residence; sojourn
- —居留residence; reside