EntryCommonJLPT N2WaniKani 18
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; staying at home

    その子は留守番をしなければならないと言って怒っていた。
    The boy was cross at having to stay at home.
  2. Noun

    caretaker; house-sitter

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

detain, fasten, halt, stop

Kun
と.めると.まるとど.めるとど.まるるうぶる
On
リュウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
731 of 2500
Radical
field
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

とめ

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-5-5SKIP code
5f5.4The Kanji Dictionary
7760.2Four corner code
2676deroo
7559Unicode hex code
1-46-17JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3003Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3750New Nelson (John Haig)
2580New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3189Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1646Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2235Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1423Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1527Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
824A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1470Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
412Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
21808Morohashi
805A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
761Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
774Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
733sakade
742Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
824henshall3
722Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
432Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1341Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1435Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
liu2Pinyin reading
ryuKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

guard, protect, defend, obey

Kun
まも.るまも.りもり-もりかみ
On
シュ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
457 of 2500
Radical
roof
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-3-3SKIP code
3m3.2The Kanji Dictionary
3034.2Four corner code
748deroo
5b88Unicode hex code
1-28-73JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1282Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1310New Nelson (John Haig)
2173New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2697Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1375Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1861Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
186Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
198Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
564A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
284Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
352Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7071Morohashi
300A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
490Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
499Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
421sakade
460Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
316henshall3
270Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
364crowley
537Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
466Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
189Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shou3Pinyin reading
suKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

turn, number in a series

Kun
つが.い
On
バン
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
348 of 2500
Radical
field
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-7-5, 2-1-11, 4-11-3SKIP code
5f7.4The Kanji Dictionary
2060.9Four corner code
2276deroo
756aUnicode hex code
1-40-54JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4811Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3762New Nelson (John Haig)
2748New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3416Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1761Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2396Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1909Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2058Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
323A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1773Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
257Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
21858Morohashi
196A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
185Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
185Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
306sakade
745Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
215henshall3
222Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
551Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.9busy_people
1345Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1928Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fan1, pan1Pinyin reading
beon, banKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level