N4Noun

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留守るす

rusu

absence; not at home

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Example sentence

留守番電話にメッセージを入れてください。

Please leave your message on my answering machine.

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Kanji in 留守

detain, fasten, halt, stop

guard, protect, defend, obey

Sentences with 留守

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
留学生	N5	りゅうがくせい	りゅうがくせいinternational student
守る	N3	まもる	まもるto protect; to abide (by the rules)
留学	N3	りゅうがく	りゅうがくstudying abroad
留める	N3	とめる	とめるto fasten, to turn off, to detain
停留所	N3	ていりゅうじょ	ていりゅうじょbus or tram stop
留まる	N2	とどまる	とどまるto stay / remain / be fixed in one place (more formal or literary; e.g. 心[こころ]に留まる[とまる] = remain in the mind)
留まる	N2	とまる	とまるto stop / stay (general everyday use; e.g. この町[まち]に留まる[とまる] = stay in this town)
留守番	N2	るすばん	るすばんcare-taking, caretaker, house-watching

More Places & Locations words

Word	Reading	Meaning
市	し	しcity (used in place names; e.g. 大阪市[おおさかし] = Osaka City)
場所	ばしょ	ばしょplace, location
通り	とおり	とおり~ Street, ~ Avenue
隅	すみ	すみcorner
途中	とちゅう	とちゅうon the way, midway
会場	かいじょう	かいじょうvenue, meeting place
近所	きんじょ	きんじょneighborhood
空港	くうこう	くうこうairport

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