留 — keep, stay

Kanji

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Meaning

keep, stay

Onyomi

リュウ、ル

Kunyomi

と、とど

Radical

た
た
rice paddy
5

Strokes

10

Grade

5

Kodansha

1646

Classic Nelson

3003

Hint

Before harvest, farmers stay near the fields 田 to protect Image of kanji fragment (individual ム with a special ノ sword 刀) them.
Kanji alive

Examples

留学する（りゅうがくする）
study abroad
留年する（りゅうねんする）
repeat the same grade (school)
保留する（ほりゅうする）
put on hold
留学生（りゅうがくせい）
overseas student
停留所（ていりゅうじょ）
bus stop
留守（るす）
being away from home [n.]
留守番（るすばん）
house-watching
留守番電話（るすばんでんわ）
answering machine
留める（とめる）
fasten [v.t.]
留まる（とまる）
remain, come to a halt [v.i.]
留める（とどめる）
hold, detain [v.t.]
留まる（とどまる）
stay (in the one place) [v.i.]
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Quick Reference

Please see our User Guide for detailed explanations of all of Kanji alive's features or watch our short demonstration videos. If you are having technical difficulties, please refer to our Troubleshooting page.

詳細は、メニューの「日本語」内にある使用説明とトラブルシューティングをご参照ください。

Navigation

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Toggle kanji animation/typeface Use the or keys or click on the large image of the kanji.
Next/Previous typeface Use the Shift + and Shift + keys or click on the left and right single pointed brackets next to the name of the typeface
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Note: The order in which kanji appear in the detail view when selecting the next or previous kanji is dependant on the sort mode previously chosen in the search view.

Other Interactive Elements

Play/Pause kanji animation Use the spacebar or click on the play/pause icon in the center of the kanji animation controls.
Next/Previous stroke Use the Shift + or Shift + keys, click the previous and next stroke icons on each side of the play/pause icon or move your mouse cursor over the stroke breakdown images.
Radical animation Use the Shift + r keys or click on the image on the far right of the radical field to view an animation illustrating the radical's historical derivation.
Examples Move your mouse cursor over a Japanese word in the Examples field to reveal its English meaning. Click on the play icon to the right of each example to hear its pronunciation.

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