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What does 留守番 (るすばん, rusuban) mean?

留守番 (るすばん, rusuban) means house-sitting, house-sitter.

Quick facts
Readingるすばん
Romajirusuban
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
るすばん
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonrusuban

house-sitting, house-sitter

Genki 23Genki
  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching
  2. 2noun caretaker; house-sitter

Example sentences

  • Tonight I'll be the one staying home to watch the house.

  • The child stays home alone.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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