Kanji 留 Words: Meanings and Readings, Page 3

母子留学

ぼしりゅうがく

mother and child moving abroad for study (while the father stays and works in Japan)

抱きとめる

だきとめる

to hold a person back

縫い留める

ぬいとめる

to sew together

未決拘留

みけつこうりゅう

detention pending trial

命を取り留める

いのちをとりとめる

to escape death

目がとまる

めがとまる

to have one's eye caught on something

目に留まる

めにとまる

to catch one's attention

目に留める

めにとどめる

to take notice (of)

目を留める

めをとめる

to take notice (of)

柳多留

やなぎだる

The Willow Barrel (collection of Edo-period senryu) (abbr)

柳樽

やなぎだる

lacquered sake barrel (often used at weddings and other celebratory events)

抑留者

よくりゅうしゃ

detainee

抑留所

よくりゅうじょ

detention or internment camp

溜飲

りゅういん

gloating

溜飲を下げる

りゅういんをさげる

to satisfy oneself (by doing)

留

りゅう

stationary point

留

ルーブル

ruble (Russian currency)

留め金具

とめかなぐ

buckle

留め具

とめぐ

latch

留め継ぎ

とめつぎ

mitre (joint, in woodworking)

留め山

とめやま

mountain where logging is prohibited

留め針

とめばり

留め置き郵便

とめおきゆうびん

mail held at the post office

留め置く

とめおく

to detain

留め湯

とめゆ

(reusing) yesterday's bath water

留め風呂

とめぶろ

bath for one's exclusive use

留め役

とめやく

arbitrator

留意事項

りゅういじこう

points to note

留意点

りゅういてん

points to remember

留桶

とめおけ

bucket used for cleaning oneself in a bathhouse

留学希望者

りゅうがくきぼうしゃ

person interested in studying abroad

留学先

りゅうがくさき

study abroad destination

留守の間

るすのあいだ

(in) one's absence

留守を使う

るすをつかう

to pretend to not be home

留守を預かる

るすをあずかる

to take charge during someone's absence

留守家族

るすかぞく

family members left at home

留守居

るすい

caretaker (official post in the Edo period)

留守宅

るすたく

house where the family is out

留守中

るすちゅう

during absence from home

留守電

るすでん

answering machine

留守番電話

るすばんでんわ

answering machine

留守録

るすろく

message left on the answering machine

留出

りゅうしゅつ

distillation

留職

りゅうしょく

remaining in office

留心

りゅうしん

heeding

留数

りゅうすう

residue

留袖

とめそで

formal, usually black, kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions

留男

とめおとこ

arbitrator (esp. in a play)

留置権

りゅうちけん

lien

留置所

りゅうちじょ

police cell

留鳥

りゅうちょう

nonmigratory bird

留日

りゅうにち

staying in Japan

留年生

りゅうねんせい

student repeating the same class

留分

りゅうぶん

fraction (e.g. in distillation)

留別

りゅうべつ

farewell to those staying behind

留保賃金

りゅうほちんぎん

reservation wage

留保利益

りゅうほりえき

retained earnings

留萌測候所

るもいそっこうじょ

Rumoi Weather Station

留木

とめぎ

fragrant wood

輪留め

わどめ

linchpin

歴史に名を留める

れきしになをとどめる

to inscribe one's name in history

鯣

するめ

(thing that) grows on one over time