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Kanji Detail of 留

留

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Basic Meaning

The core meaning of the kanji 留 is "to stay," "to remain," "to keep," or "to detain." It often implies the act of staying in a place, keeping something, or stopping something from proceeding. It conveys a sense of continuation or interruption of movement or action.

Readings

・On-yomi (音読み): * リュウ / ryuu ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): * と留まる / to留maru (to stay, to remain) * と留める / to留meru (to stop, to detain, to fasten)

Usage Examples

⚫︎留学 (りゅうがく) Translation: studying abroad ⚫︎保留 (ほりゅう) Translation: postponement; reservation; hold ⚫︎停留所 (ていりゅうじょ) Translation: a bus stop; a station

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Origin and Formation

The kanji 留 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字 / keisei moji). The left side is a radical (部首 / bushu) which is "田" (rice field), and the right side is "爫", an older form of "幼" (young). 留 originally depicted a seed being planted in a field and kept there. The meaning evolved to include "to stay" or "to remain".

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