Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5

Grade: 3
ばん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology edit

留守 (rusu, absence) +‎ (ban, watch)

Noun edit

()()(ばん) (rusuban

  1. taking care of something while the owner is absent
  2. a caretaker

Derived terms edit

Verb edit

()()(ばん)する (rusuban surusuru (stem ()()(ばん) (rusuban shi), past ()()(ばん)した (rusuban shita))

  1. to take care of something while the owner is away

Conjugation edit