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    3. 留め置く

    留め置く

    留とめ​置おく​

    to detain

    NTVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab26 strokes

    止置く留置く止め置く

    とめおく

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to detain, to keep, to lock up, to retain, to leave (a letter) till called for

    Stroke 0 / 26

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    留
    と.める・と.まる・とど.める・とど.まる・るうぶる…(3)
    detain・fasten・halt・stop
    Kanji
    置
    お.く・-お.き…(4)
    placement・put・set・deposit・leave behind…(3)
    Kanji
    め
    me
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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