EntryCommonJLPT N4WaniKani 16
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    absence; being away from home

    彼女に留守を頼んで外出しました。
    I went on the trip, leaving the house in her care.
  2. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

    house-sitting; house-sitter

  3. Noun

    neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended

    usu. as お留守になる

Also written 留主【るす】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
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、ル
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、ス
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
457 of 2500
Radical
roof
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

う、し、も、て

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