留 = 刀 + 田 + 𠂎

留 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “detain”. It is built from 刀 (sword), 田 (rice field) and 𠂎 (receipt). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1527. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: detain
RTK frame: 1527
Strokes: 10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): リュウ, ル
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): と.める, と.まる, とど.める, とど.まる, るうぶる
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: задерживать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 留 stop

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 留

How to find 留 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “sword” + “rice field” + “receipt”. 留 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 留 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.