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Meaning of 留守 in Japanese
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留守, 留主JLPT 4
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Kana Readingるす
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Romajirusu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- absence; being away from home
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- house-sitting; house-sitter
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
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Examples of 留守, 留主, るす in a sentence
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My contemporaries are, working, shopping, out and about, all the time.
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隣の人たちに、私たちが留守にしている間、犬の世話をしてくれるように頼みましょう。
Let's ask the neighbors to look after the dog while we're away.
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The friend was absent.
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I went all the way to see my friend, only to find him absent.
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Mother is away from home.
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My father is absent in Tokyo.
Related Kanji
留
JLPT 3
10 strokes
detain, fasten, halt, stop
On'Yomi: リュウ, ル
Kun'Yomi: と.める, と.まる, とど.める, とど.まる, るうぶる
守
JLPT 3
6 strokes
guard, protect, defend, obey
On'Yomi: シュ, ス
Kun'Yomi: まも.る, まも.り, もり, -もり, かみ
主
JLPT 4
5 strokes
lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
On'Yomi: シュ, ス, シュウ
Kun'Yomi: ぬし, おも, あるじ