"引き留める" means "detain"

Kanji in this word

Related words "引"

• 万引き (mambiki)shoplifter, shoplifting
• 吸引 (kyuin)absorption, suction
• 吸引する (kyuinsuru)absorb
• 字引 (jibiki)dictionary
• 客引き (kyakuhiki)barker
• 引き出し (hikidashi)drawer

Related words "留"

• 保留 (horyu)reservation
• 停留する (teiryusuru)halt, stop
• 停留所 (teiryujo)station
• 分留 (bunryu)fractional distillation
• 寄留 (kiryu)sojourn, temporary residence
• 書留 (kakitome)registered mail