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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
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simp. and trad. (去留) |
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Noun
去留
Japanese
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| 去 | 留 |
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きょ Grade: 3 |
りゅう Grade: 5 |
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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)
- going and staying, going or staying
- Diary entry, 1943/09/28, by Kafū Nagai:
- 未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.
- 未去留を決すること能はざるなり。
- Diary entry, 1943/09/28, by Kafū Nagai: