# 留 — keep in place; fasten

留 means “keep in place; fasten”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: リュウ (ryuu), ル (ru). Kun'yomi: と(まる) (tomaru), とど(める) (todomeru). You'll see it in words such as 留める (todomeru, “to stop; to halt”).

- Meaning: keep in place; fasten
- On'yomi: リュウ (ryuu), ル (ru)
- Kun'yomi: と(まる) (tomaru), とど(める) (todomeru)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Size & position 1

## How to remember 留

Parts: 卯 rabbit sign · 田 rice field

## Words with 留

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 留める | とどめる (todomeru) | to stop; to halt |
| 留まる | とまる (tomaru) | to stop; to come to a stop |

## More in the “Size & position 1” set

[並](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/line-up/) · [込](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/be-crowded/) · [逆](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/reverse/) · [留](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/keep-in-place/) · [囲](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/surround/) · [層](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/layer/)

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