Word Meaning 留守番

るすばん rusuban

留守番 is read as るすばん (rusuban) and means caretaker.

Meaning

English

  1. caretaker
  2. house-sitter
  3. care-taking
  4. house-sitting
  5. house-watching
  6. staying at home

Reading

Kana

るすばん

Romaji

rusuban

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Related Words 動物,ペット Rank 5535 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

留守番電話

るすばんでんわ

answering machine

留守

るす

absence

留守中

るすちゅう

during absence from home

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

居留守を使う

いるすをつかう

to pretend to be out

Example Sentences

10

Would you look after the place while I'm out?

Can you stay home alone?

Did you stay at home alone?

We're housesitting.

Please hold down the fort until we get back.

Tom didn't want to stay at home by himself.

Please hold down the fort until we get back.

Tom, I'm going shopping. Stay here until I get back.

Please leave your message on my answering machine.

I can't go out today as I've been asked to watch the house.