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ルス
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
1. absence; being away from home
You were away, weren't you?
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
2. house-sitting; house-sitter
Thank you both for watching the house.
Noun
3. neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
usu. as お留守になる
You're leaving your footing unguarded.
Alt. forms
留る守す
95%
るす
2%
ルス
1%
留る主す
Pitch accent
ル
ス
Conjugations...Used in: 28
Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
pretending to be out
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
during absence from home
(in) one's absence
(in) one's absence
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker (official post in the Edo period); keeper
house where the family is out
unattended (video, audio) recording; message left on the answering machine
family members left at home
absence of the gods from their shrines in October (while they are visiting the Grand Shrine of Izumo)
Examples (36 in total)
You were away, weren't you?
Leave the house to me while you're away.
You're leaving your footing unguarded.
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