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Meaning of 留守居 in Japanese
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留守居
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Kana Readingるすい
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Romajirusui
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo era)
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Kanji in this word
留
JLPT 3
10 strokes
detain, fasten, halt, stop
On'Yomi: リュウ, ル
Kun'Yomi: と.める, と.まる, とど.める, とど.まる, るうぶる
守
JLPT 3
6 strokes
guard, protect, defend, obey
On'Yomi: シュ, ス
Kun'Yomi: まも.る, まも.り, もり, -もり, かみ