留 Kanji for stop

N3–N2Grade 510 strokes

stop, detain, fasten, halt

Kun: と.める、と.まる、とど.める、とど.まる、るうぶる
On: リュウ、ル

留 is the Japanese kanji for stop, detain, fasten, halt. It is written with 10 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is と.める、と.まる、とど.める and its on reading is リュウ、ル.

Stroke order

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Words with 留

留とまるto stop (moving), to come to a stop
留とどめるto stop, to halt, to hold back
留とめ(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke)
留りゅう学がくstudying abroad
残ざん留りゅうstaying behind, remaining, residual
在ざい留りゅうresiding (esp. abroad), staying, living

Practice 留 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.