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How to say 'House sitting' in Japanese | 留守番

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The Japanese word for House sitting is 'Rusuban', written as 留守番 in Japanese.'House sitting' in hiragana is るすばん.

    word

    留守番

    Meaning

    House sitting

    Reading

    るすばん

    rusuban

    Kanji

    留Stay, Detain 守Protect 番Turn

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '留守番 (るすばん)' refers to the act of looking after a house or property while the owner is away. It is commonly used when someone stays at home to take care of things, such as receiving packages, watching over pets, or ensuring security. For example: I will do the house-sitting「私が留守番をします」(わたしがるすばんをします). The dog is good at house-sitting「その犬は留守番が上手です」(そのいぬはるすばんがじょうずです). This term is often used in contexts where someone is temporarily responsible for a home in the absence of its usual occupants.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    6846

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 留守番

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    留

    Meaning

    Stay, Detain

  • kanji

    守

    Meaning

    Protect

  • kanji

    番

    Meaning

    Turn

Words Related to 留守番 Through the Kanji 留

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 留 as well.

  • word

    留学生

    Meaning

    Foreign student

  • word

    留学

    Meaning

    Study abroad

  • word

    停留所

    Meaning

    Stop

  • word

    書留

    Meaning

    Registered mail

  • word

    留まる

    Meaning

    Stop

  • word

    留守

    Meaning

    Absence

  • word

    留める

    Meaning

    Stop, Keep

Words Related to 留守番 Through the Kanji 守

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 守 as well.

  • word

    守る

    Meaning

    Protect

  • word

    留守

    Meaning

    Absence

  • word

    守備

    Meaning

    Defense

  • word

    見守る

    Meaning

    Watch

  • word

    守護

    Meaning

    Guardian

  • word

    保守

    Meaning

    Maintenance, Conservation

Words Related to 留守番 Through the Kanji 番

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 番 as well.

  • word

    一番

    Meaning

    Most

  • word

    交番

    Meaning

    Police box

  • word

    番地

    Meaning

    Address

  • word

    番号

    Meaning

    Number

  • word

    番組

    Meaning

    Program

  • word

    番

    Meaning

    Number

  • word

    順番

    Meaning

    Order

  • word

    当番

    Meaning

    Duty

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What does 'Rusuban' (留守番) mean?

'Rusuban' means 'House sitting' .

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