# 留 absent / stopped

(decapitated cow) + 刀 (sword) + 田 (rice field)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
COCK DUPE JERK
COCK: not only is the KUNyomi a DUPE, but the very common jukugo (留守) is an FP as well. It's almost like this kanji is trying to be baffling in as many ways as possible ON PURPOSE.

## Onyomi

RYUU | You'll have to REUSE that phone to call me later - I'm away from home right now.

## Mnemonic

| The cow's head is away - it was chopped off with a sword and then hidden in a rice field. Kids these days.

## Kunyomi

( を ) と*まる | Here's the DUPE part: DICTIONARIES say 　留まる, along with 止まる, both mean 'to stop something.' Luckily 留まる is never used, so you don't have to worry about confusing it with 止まる. ☆☆☆☆☆
( が ) とど＊まる | it doesn't move or expand (crime rate doesn't change / the jerkface politician remains in office / the damage is limited to this) ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

留学生(りゅうがくせい) | student studying abroad ★★★★☆ 留 (absent / stopped) + 学生 (student) = 留学生 (student studying abroad )
留守(るす) | be away ★★☆☆☆ FP 留 (absent / stopped) + 守 (protect) = 留守 (be away) to be away from home; to be absent (留守番電話　（るすばんでんわ)＝ leave a message at the tone)

## Synonyms

arrest 逮捕 投獄 拘留する 拘束する
set aside, store 蓄える 蓄積 貯める 留まってきた 滞る 重なる 積み重ねる
stop 止まる 留まる