留置

りゅうち

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Transitive detention (usu. during investigation); imprisonment; poundage; custody

Kanji

• 留 stay. Read as リュウ.
• 置 put. Read as チ.

Example sentences

• 彼氏が留置所に入って10日経ちました。
  It's been 10 days since my boyfriend went to jail.

Words containing 留置

• 留置場 (りゅうちじょう) police cell
• 原級留置 (げんきゅうりゅうち) repeating a school grade
• 鑑定留置 (かんていりゅうち) confinement for psychiatric tests

And 3 more.

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