Chinese

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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)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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去留

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

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
きょ
Grade: 3
りゅう
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

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Probably from Middle Chinese compound 去留 (MC khjoX ljuw). Compare modern Mandarin 去留 (qùliú).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(きょ)(りゅう) (kyoryū

  1. going and staying, going or staying
    (いまだ)去留(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

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN