留 — detain, fasten

留
Meaning
detain, fasten, halt, stop
On reading
リュウryuuルru
Kun reading
とめるtomeruとまるtomaruとどめるtodomeruとどまるtodomaruるうぶるruuburu
Strokes
10
Learned in
Grade 5 of elementary school in Japan

留 in names

When I turn a name into kanji, I use 留 for the sound “ru” (る) or “ryu” (りゅ).

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