The kanji 留: meaning, readings and stroke order

留

Meaning: stay, fasten
On reading: リュウ ryuu、ル* ru
Kun reading: と（める） tomeru、と（まる） tomaru
Strokes: 10
Radical: 田 field
Level: Level 5 · grade 5

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: ở lại, giữ lại (lưu)
Japanese: とどまる。とめる。
Korean: 머무르다, 고정하다 (류·유)
Chinese: 停留、固定

Readings, words and example sentences

リュウ ryuu · on reading

留りゅう学がく
studying abroad
兄は外国に 留りゅう学がくしています。
My big brother is studying abroad.

と（める） tomeru · kun reading · less common

留とめる
to fasten, to pin
紙をピンで 留とめます。
I pin the paper in place.

と（まる） tomaru · kun reading · less common

留とまる
to catch (someone's eye), to stay (in mind)
ぼくの絵が先生の目に 留とまりました。
My picture caught my teacher's eye.

* marks a less common reading, usually learnt from junior high on.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.