Kanji: 留

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 6 (completion of 5th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 5th grade in Japan
Radical:	田 Radical name: た
Meaning:	Detain, fasten, halt, stop
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 700 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	留学生(りゅうがくせい)	overseas student
N4	留守(るす)	absence
N3	停留所(ていりゅうじょ)	bus or tram stop
N3	留(と)める	to fasten, to turn off, to detain
N3	留学(りゅうがく)	studying abroad
N2	書留(かきとめ)	writing down, putting on record, recording, making a note of, registration (of mail)
N2	留(とど)まる	(1) to be fixed, (2) to abide, to stay (in the one place)
N2	留(と)まる	(1) to be fixed, (2) to abide, to stay (in the one place)
N2	留守番(るすばん)	care-taking, caretaker, house-watching
N1	加留多(かるた)	(pt:) (n) playing cards (pt: carta)
N1	蒸留(じょうりゅう)	distillation
N1	留(とど)める	to stop, to cease, to put an end to