留
- On
- りゅう;る
- Kun
- と.める;と.まる;とど.める;とど.まる;るうぶる
- Stroke count
- 10
・detain
・fasten
・halt
・stop
Japanese dictionary
Dictionary: “留める”
留める
とどめる
to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to limit
Example sentence
We should keep every school open and every teacher in his job.
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