Word Meaning

りゅう ryuu

留 is read as りゅう (ryuu) and means stationary point.

Meaning

English

  1. stationary point

Reading

Kana

りゅう

Romaji

ryuu

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 130228 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

留学生

りゅうがくせい

overseas student

留学

りゅうがく

(temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)

留守

るす

absence

留守番

るすばん

caretaker

留年

りゅうねん

repeating a year (at school)

留める

とどめる

to record (e.g. a fact)

留任

りゅうにん

remaining in office

留置場

りゅうちじょう

police cell

留置

りゅうち

detention (usu. during investigation)

留意

りゅうい

heeding

留め

とめ

(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke)

留め置き

とめおき

mail held at the post office

Example Sentences

9

けいさつはそのばでかれをとどめた。

The police detained him on the spot.

ともだちがわたしをえきでとめた。

My friend stopped me at the station.

あめでこうじがしばらくとどまった。

The construction work halted for a while because of the rain.

くるまをここにとめないでください。

Please do not stop your car here.

かれはちいさなまちにながくとどまった。

He stayed in that small town for a long time.

このくににとどまるつもりです。

I intend to stay in this country.

かみをくりっぷでとめた。

I fastened the papers with a clip.

かみをうしろでとめるとすずしい。

It feels cooler when you fasten your hair back.

かれのことばがこころにとどまった。

His words stayed in my heart.