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留守番

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

留守番 — “looking after the house (while others are out), caretaking”

留守番 (read るすばん) means looking after the house (while others are out), caretaking. It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

るすばん

Meaning

looking after the house (while others are out), caretaking

留守番 in a sentence

子供こどもが留守るす番ばんをする。

The child looks after the house.

The kanji in 留守番

留to stay, to hold back
守to protect; to obey
番number; turn

Words that share a kanji with 留守番

留学生りゅうがくせい— international student
留学するりゅうがくする— to study abroad
留守るす— absence, being away from home
停留所ていりゅうじょ— bus stop, tram stop
留めるとめる— to fasten, to fix in place; to stop
留学りゅうがく— studying abroad
留まるとどまる— to remain, to stay, to be limited to
書留かきとめ— registered mail

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