10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N3

detain, fasten, halt, stop

Kun'yomi
  • to stop ②to park ③to prevent ④to stop (someone from doing something)
  • to stop (moving) ②to stop (doing, working, being supplied) ③to alight
  • to stop ②to contain ③to record (e.g. a fact)
  • to remain ②to be limited to
  • るうぶる
On'yomi
  • リュ
    stationary point
Nanori
  • とめ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Variants

Reading Commonality

27.4%
とめ 25.0%
めるまる 24.0%
リュウ 23.6%

Character Breakdown

detain, fasten, halt
ル とめ と.める (5th, N3)
sign of the hare or rabbit, fourth sign of Chinese zodiac, 5-7AM
う ボウ モウ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)

Contained In

Common Words

to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.)
absence ②house-sitting ③being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.)
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke) ②remaining (e.g. poste-restante) ③forty-five degree angle
care-taking ②caretaker
studying abroad ②studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
to narrowly escape (e.g. death) ②to ascertain
answering machine
registered mail ②(putting on) record
formal, usually black, kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions
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References

Unicode hex code 7559
JIS X 0208 1-46-17
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3003
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3750
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2580
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 761
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 774
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Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1341
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1435
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5f5.4
Four corner code 7760.2
De Roo Code 2676