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留 と.める、と.まる、とど.める、とど.まる、るうぶる detain, fasten, halt, stop 3 731 10 102 た・たへん 会意 Compound Ideographic The use of RANSOM NOTE (think of a receipt with a dagger through it on a door) works great with DETAIN. Here the RANSOM NOTE says that the girl has been DETAINED in an undisclosed location. To get her back take the RANSOM to a empty FIELD.

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リュウ、ル とめ 留まる(とまる): (1) to stop (moving); to come to a stop (2) to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended (3) to alight; to perch on留学(りゅうがく): studying abroad (usu. at university level)留学生(りゅうがくせい): overseas student; exchange student留守(るす): (1) absence; being away from home (2) house-sitting; house-sitter (3) being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting書留(かきとめ): (1) registered mail (2) registration (e.g. of mail); writing down; putting on record; recording; making a note of留守番(るすばん): (1) care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching (2) caretaker; house-sitter停留所(ていりゅうじょ): bus stop; tram stop; stop; station留める(とどめる): (1) to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to cease; to put an end to (2) to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to limit (3) to record (e.g. a fact); to retain歌留多(かるた): playing cards; card game蒸留(じょうりゅう): distillation 5 卯: sign of the hare or rabbit; 5-7AM; fourth sign of Chinese zodiac; east田: rice field; rice paddy 田 5 (none) detain Got a receipt for that dagger, son? If not, we´re going to detain you and send you to work in the rice fields.

Kanji	留
Onyomi	リュウ、ル
Kunyomi	と.める、と.まる、とど.める、とど.まる、るうぶる
Nanori	とめ
English	detain, fasten, halt, stop
Examples	留まる(とまる): (1) to stop (moving); to come to a stop (2) to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended (3) to alight; to perch on 留学(りゅうがく): studying abroad (usu. at university level) 留学生(りゅうがくせい): overseas student; exchange student 留守(るす): (1) absence; being away from home (2) house-sitting; house-sitter (3) being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting 書留(かきとめ): (1) registered mail (2) registration (e.g. of mail); writing down; putting on record; recording; making a note of 留守番(るすばん): (1) care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching (2) caretaker; house-sitter 停留所(ていりゅうじょ): bus stop; tram stop; stop; station 留める(とどめる): (1) to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to cease; to put an end to (2) to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to limit (3) to record (e.g. a fact); to retain 歌留多(かるた): playing cards; card game 蒸留(じょうりゅう): distillation
JLPT Level	3
Jouyou Grade	5
Frequency	731
Components	卯: sign of the hare or rabbit; 5-7AM; fourth sign of Chinese zodiac; east 田: rice field; rice paddy
Number of Strokes	10
Kanji Radical	田
Radical Number	102
Radical Strokes	5
Radical Reading	た・たへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	detain
Koohii Story 1	The use of RANSOM NOTE (think of a receipt with a dagger through it on a door) works great with DETAIN. Here the RANSOM NOTE says that the girl has been DETAINED in an undisclosed location. To get her back take the RANSOM to a empty FIELD.
Koohii Story 2	Got a receipt for that dagger, son? If not, we´re going to detain you and send you to work in the rice fields.

Stop E.G Note Rice Ransom Cease House Sitting House Sitter