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 128801 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

10

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.

I will be a repeater!