Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 留


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Meaning

detain, stop, remain, fasten

Pronunciation

RYŪ, RU
tomaru/meru

Explanation

Top: bend and sword , field

Mnemonic

The bent person with the sword, wants you from the field to be detained.

Radicals

rice field
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Vocabulary

留める とめる to fasten, to turn off, to detain
留まる とまる to be fixed, to stay (in the one place)
留学生 りゅうがくせい overseas student
留守 るす absence, being away from home
書留 かきとめ registered mail, writing down, making a note of
停留所 ていりゅうじょ bus or tram stop
留まる とどまる to be fixed, to stay (in the one place)
留守番 るすばん care-taking, caretaker, house-watching

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