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 | ||
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simp. and trad. (去留) |
去 | 留 |
Pronunciation
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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去 | 留 |
きょ Grade: 3 |
りゅう Grade: 5 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
Probably from Middle Chinese compound 去留 (MC khjoX ljuw). Compare modern Mandarin 去留 (qùliú).
Noun
去留 • (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。
- Ima da kyoryū o kessuru koto atahazaru nari.
- I still can't decide on going or staying.
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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