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留 |
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守 |
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居 |
noun, takes する
- house-sitting, house-sitter.
noun
Messages.hist.- caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period).
Variations
Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||
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留守居 | るすい |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
detain, fasten, halt
ル とめ と.める (5th, N3)
guard, protect, defend
まも.る シュ もり (3rd, N3)