JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 31

留 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

stay; stop

On
ルru リュウryuu
Kun
とめるtomeru とまるtomaru るうぶるruuburu とどめるtodomeru とどまるtodomaru

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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留10 strokes

How to write 留: stroke order

留 has 10 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

留 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 留 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 留

The parts 留 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • 卯

  • 田

    rice field

    Radical

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 31