Word Meaning 留守を使う

るすをつかう rusu o tsukau

留守を使う is read as るすをつかう (rusu o tsukau) and means to pretend to not be home.

Meaning

English

  1. to pretend to not be home
  2. to pretend to be out

Reading

Kana

るすをつかう

Romaji

rusu o tsukau

Writing Variants

  • 留守をつかう るすをつかう rusuotsukau

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 108834 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

居留守を使う

いるすをつかう

to pretend to be out

留守

るす

absence

留守番

るすばん

caretaker

留守中

るすちゅう

during absence from home

留守番電話

るすばんでんわ

answering machine

留守の間

るすのま

(in) one's absence

留守家族

るすかぞく

family members left at home

留守電

るすでん

answering machine

留守宅

るすたく

house where the family is out

留守居

るすい

caretaker (official post in the Edo period)

留守録

るすろく

message left on the answering machine

留守を預かる

るすをあずかる

to take charge during someone's absence