Word Meaning 留守居

るすい rusui

留守居 is read as るすい (rusui) and means caretaker (official post in the Edo period).

Meaning

English

caretaker (official post in the Edo period)
keeper
house-sitting
house-sitter

Reading

Kana

るすい

Romaji

rusui

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 125289 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

居留守を使う

いるすをつかう

to pretend to be out

居留守

いるす

pretending 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

留守を使う

るすをつかう

to pretend to not be home

留守電

るすでん

answering machine

留守宅

るすたく

house where the family is out

留守録

るすろく

message left on the answering machine