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留
to stop · to stay · to detain · to keep
N3On: りゅう、るKun: とまる、とめる、とどまる、とどめる
Memory Aid
'RYU' — like the Street Fighter character RYU, who has to STOP in place and STAY to fight his opponent.
The top part of the kanji looks like a 'field' (田). The bottom part (厶) can be imagined as a 'person' privately deciding to STOP and STAY in that field.
Vocabulary
留学りゅうがくstudy abroad
留守るすabsence, not at home
留まるとまるto stop, to stay (intransitive)
留めるとめるto stop, to fasten (transitive)
Example Sentences
私は来年、日本に留学する予定です。
I plan to study abroad in Japan next year.
申し訳ありませんが、彼は今留守です。
I'm sorry, but he is out right now.
彼女は髪をピンで留めた。
She fastened her hair with a pin.
この町にずっと留まるつもりはありません。
I don't intend to stay in this town forever.