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  • 冒
  • 弁

16 留 Detain

Radical Combination

  • ム Private
  • 刀 Sword
  • 田 Rice Paddy

Readings

On’yomi

る, りゅう

Kun’yomi

と

Nanori

None

Meaning Mnemonic

A group of private sword guys are in your rice paddy. You must detain them at once! Private sword guys are people who work for private companies and use their swords on people. They're basically paid assassins. And you're going to detain them!

Hints

Imagine running into the rice paddy and detaining the private sword holders one by one. They won't get away this time!

Reading Mnemonic

You're running out of steam and you're afraid you might not be able to detain all of these guys when Ryu (りゅう) from Street Fighter appears. He hates swords, and will only use fists because it's the honorable way to fight, so he starts helping you detain them!

He's also found a loophole (る) in the system and you don't have to be super gentle with these guys either. So detain them as forcefully as you want. It is your rice paddy they're in, after all.

Hints

If Ryu hadn't shown up with this loophole you never would have detained all these private sword guys by yourself!

Visually Similar Kanji

  • 貿
    • ぼう
    • Trade

Found In Vocabulary

  • 留守
    • るす
    • Absence
  • 留学
    • りゅうがく
    • Study Abroad
  • 留守番
    • るすばん
    • Caretaker
  • 留学生
    • りゅうがくせい
    • Exchange S...
  • 留守番電話
    • るすばんでんわ
    • Answering ...
  • 在留
    • ざいりゅう
    • Residence
  • 在留する
    • ざいりゅうする
    • To Reside
  • 駐留軍
    • ちゅうりゅうぐん
    • Stationed ...
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