留

JLPT N3

Stay, keep

Readings

On’yomi: リュウ, ル (ryū, ru)

Kun’yomi: と(める), と(まる) (to(meru), to(maru))

• と(める) – to stop, to detain, to keep • と(まる) – to stay, to remain

Structure

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Etymology

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Vocabulary

留学

りゅうがく

study abroad

留守

るす

absence

停留

ていりゅう

stop

留意

りゅうい

pay attention

保留

ほりゅう

pending

Example Sentences

留学します。

りゅうがくします。

I study abroad.

留守です。

るすです。

No one is home.

停留します。

ていりゅうします。

It stops.

留意します。

りゅういします。

I pay attention.

保留です。

ほりゅうです。

It is pending.

Cultural Note

🎓 In Japan, 留 is especially familiar in the word 留学 (study abroad). It reflects both staying in a foreign country and holding one’s dedication to study — showing how this kanji blends the ideas of “staying” and “retaining purpose.”