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留守居 (るすい) — house-sitting | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
留守居

留守居

留る守す居い

house-sitting

Kanji Vocab Home & Housing24 strokes

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るすい

Noun

1.

house-sitting, house-sitter

2.

caretaker (official post in the Edo period), keeper

historical term

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Kanji that make up this word

と.める・と.まる・とど.める・とど.まる・るうぶる…(3)

detain・fasten・halt・stop

まも.る・まも.り・もり・-もり・かみ…(6)

guard・protect・defend・obey

い.る・-い・お.る…(5)

reside・to be・exist・live with

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