Kanji

Level: N3 Strokes: 10

留

Meaning in English

detain, fasten, halt

Readings

Onyomi: リュウ, ル Kunyomi: と.める, と.まる, とど.める, とど.まる, るうぶる Romaji: ryuu, ru / to.meru, to.maru, todo.meru, todo.maru, ruuburu

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Animated kanji stroke order

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Translations in other languages:

Portuguese deter, prender, parar

Spanish detener, sujetar, parar

Korean 억류하다, 묶다, 멈추다

French détenir, attacher, arrêter

Italian trattenere, fissare, arrestare

German festhalten, befestigen, anhalten

Indonesian menahan, mengikat, menghentikan

★ Vietnamese giam giữ, trói buộc, dừng lại

Thai กักขัง, มัด, หยุด

Related kanji

N2 畜 chiku livestock, domestic fowl and animals, bétail N1 畔 han / aze, kuro, hotori paddy ridge, levee, levée de terre N1 畝 bou, ho, mo, mu / se, une furrow, thirty tsubo, ridge N4 界 kai world, boundary, monde N1 異 i / koto, koto.naru, ke uncommon, different, queerness N2 略 ryaku / hobo, habu.ku, oka.su, osa.meru, hakarigoto, haka.ru abbreviation, omission, outline N4 畑 hata, hatake, -batake farm, field, garden N1 畏 i / oso.reru, kashikoma.ru, kashiko, kashiko.shi fear, majestic, graciously N3 番 ban / tsuga.i turn, number in a series, tour (de rôle)

Words with this kanji

N2 書留 kakitome registered mail N2 留まる todomaru to be fixed; to abide, to stay (in the one place) N2 留守番 rusuban care-taking, caretaker, house-watching N3 留学 ryuugaku studying abroad N3 停留所 teiryuujo bus or tram stop N3 留める tomeru to fasten, to turn off, to detain N4 留守 rusu absence, not at home N5 留学生 ryuugakusei international student, exchange student