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去留

去留

Chinese

to go; to leave; to remove
 
leave (message); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve
simp. and trad.
(去留)

Noun

去留

  1. going and staying; whether a person stays or not

Japanese

Kanji in this term
きょ
Grade: 3
りゅう
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 去留 (*kiù *liou). Compare modern Mandarin 去留 (qùliú).

Pronunciation

Noun

去留 (hiragana きょりゅう, romaji kyoryū)

  1. going and staying, going or staying
    • Diary entry, 1943/09/28, by Kafū Nagai:
      去留を決すること能はざるなり。
      いまだきょりゅうをけっすることあたはざるなり。
      Ima da kyoryū o kessuru koto atawazaru nari.
      I still can't decide on going or staying.

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9