JLPT N3 · 10 strokes
Kanji 留: "detain, fasten, halt"
The kanji 留 means "detain, fasten, halt, stop". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read リュウ, ル in on'yomi and と.める, と.まる, とど.める, とど.まる, るうぶる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
リュウル
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
と.めると.まるとど.めるとど.まるるうぶる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | detain, fasten, halt, stop |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 731 of 2,501 |
Common words with 留
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 留守absence; being away from home · house-sitting; house-sitter
- 留守番care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; staying at home · caretaker; house-sitter
- 留めるto stop; to halt; to hold back; to cease · to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest)
- 仕留めるto bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
- 留学studying abroad · (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
- 保留reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
- 目に留まるto catch one's attention
- 気に留めるto (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
- 留学生overseas student; exchange student
- 留stationary point
- 残留staying behind; remaining; residual
- 留年repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
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