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)

Pronunciation


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 (MC kʰɨʌX lɨu). Compare modern Mandarin 去留 (qùliú).

Pronunciation

Noun

去留 (hiragana きょりゅう, rōmaji kyoryū)

  1. going and staying, going or staying
    • Diary entry, 1943/09/28, by Kafū Nagai:
    •  (いまだ) (きょ) (りゅう) (けっ)すること (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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