Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5
JLPT level: N3
731 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 10
Meaning: detain, fasten, halt, stop
Kunyomi: と.める, と.まる, とど.める, とど.まる, るうぶる
Onyomi: リュウ, ル
Composition: 卯 田
Radical: 田
Reading: た
Meaning: field
Strokes: 5
留学する(りゅうがくする) study abroad
留年する(りゅうねんする) repeat the same grade (school)
保留する(ほりゅうする) put on hold
留学生(りゅうがくせい) overseas student
停留所(ていりゅうじょ) bus stop
留守(るす) being away from home [n.]
留守番(るすばん) house-watching
留守番電話(るすばんでんわ) answering machine
留める(とめる) fasten [v.t.]
留まる(とまる) remain, come to a halt [v.i.]
留める(とどめる) hold, detain [v.t.]
留まる(とどまる) stay (in the one place) [v.i.]
留 (リュウ) stationary point
留学 (リュウガク) studying abroad, (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
駐留 (チュウリュウ) stationing (e.g. of troops), garrison
在留 (ザイリュウ) residing (esp. abroad), staying, living
留 (ルーブル) ruble (Russian currency), rouble
留守番 (ルスバン) care-taking, house-sitting, house-watching, staying at home, caretaker, house-sitter
柳樽 (ヤナギダル) lacquered sake barrel (often used at weddings and other celebratory events)
柳多留 (ヤナギダル) The Willow Barrel (collection of Edo-period senryu) (abbr), Haifu Yanagidaru
止める (とめる) to stop, to turn off, to park, to prevent, to suppress (a cough), to hold back (tears), to hold (one's breath), to relieve (pain), to stop (someone from doing something), to dissuade, to forbid, to prohibit, to notice, to be aware of, to concentrate on, to pay attention to, to remember, to bear in mind, to fix (in place), to fasten, to tack, to pin, to nail, to button, to staple, to detain, to keep in custody
止まる (とまる) to stop (moving), to come to a stop, to stop (doing, working, being supplied), to come to a halt, to cease, to be stopped, to be suspended, to alight, to perch on
留める (とどめる) to stop, to stay (e.g. the night), to cease, to put an end to, to contain, to keep (in position, in place), to limit, to record (e.g. a fact), to retain
止まる (とどまる) to remain, to abide, to stay (in the one place), to be limited to, to be confined to, to only account for
とどまるところを知らない (とどまるところをしらない) knowing no bounds, showing no signs of stopping or slowing down