去留

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Noun

去留

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

Japanese

Kanji in this term
去 留
きょ
Grade: 3
りゅう
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 去留 (MC kʰɨʌX lɨu). Compare modern Mandarin 去留 (qùliú).

Pronunciation

    Noun

    去(きょ)留(りゅう) • (kyoryū) 

    1. going and staying, going or staying
      • Diary entry, 1943/09/28, by Kafū Nagai:
      • 未(いまだ)去留(きょりゅう)を決(けっ)すること能(あた)はざるなり。
        Ima da kyoryū o kessuru koto atahazaru nari.
        I still can't decide on going or staying.

    References

    1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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