留守

留守

1. (historical) to act as the monarch during his absence from the capital

   • 呂后年長，常留守，希見上，益疏。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     吕后年长，常留守，希见上，益疏。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Lǚhòu niánzhǎng, cháng liúshǒu, xī jiàn shàng, yì shū.

     As Empress Lü grew old, she often presided for the Emperor as he toured the country, but she was seldom with him, and their intimacy waned day by day.

2. to stay behind; to remain for military duty while the main forces depart
3. to be left behind

   留守兒童／留守儿童  ―  liúshǒu értóng  ―  left-behind children

   • 鍾儀君子，入就南冠之囚；季孫行人，留守西河之館。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     钟仪君子，入就南冠之囚；季孙行人，留守西河之馆。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. 578, Yu Xin (庾信), The Lament for the South (《哀江南賦》)

     Zhōng Yí jūnzǐ, rùjiù nánguān zhī qiú; Jìsūn xíngrén, liúshǒu xīhé zhī guǎn.

     A junzi like Zhong Yi, I too in captivity remained firm;
     A mere officer, I was left behind as others went back.

• (Tokyo) る​す (Atamadaka – )
• IPA^(key):

留(る)守(す) • (rusu) 

1. absence
   • 1964, Abe Tomoji, “Warai to hangeki [Counter-attack with laughter]”, in Shinchō, volume 61, page 14:

     妻(つま)は彼(かれ)の留(る)守(す)に信(のぶ)貴(たか)から電(でん)話(わ)がかかってきた

     tsuma wa kare no rusu ni Nobutaka kara denwa ga kakatte-kita

     His wife received a phone call from Nobutaka during his absence

留(る)守(す)する • (rusu suru) intransitive suru (stem 留(る)守(す)し (rusu shi), past 留(る)守(す)した (rusu shita))

1. be absent, be out

留守 • (yusu) (hangeul 유수)

1. Hanja form^? of 유수.