在留|ざいりゅうzairyuu[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. suru verb, intransitive verb, no-adjectiveresiding (esp. abroad); staying; living
Conjugation
Dictionary form在留する(ざいりゅうする)
Polite (masu)在留します(ざいりゅうします)
Negative (nai)在留しない(ざいりゅうしない)
polite (masen)在留しません(ざいりゅうしません)
classical zu / nu在留せず・在留せぬ(ざいりゅうせず・ざいりゅうせぬ)
Past (ta)在留した(ざいりゅうした)
polite (mashita)在留しました(ざいりゅうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)在留しなかった(ざいりゅうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)在留しませんでした(ざいりゅうしませんでした)
Te form在留して(ざいりゅうして)
Potential在留できる(ざいりゅうできる)
Passive在留される(ざいりゅうされる)
Causative在留させる(ざいりゅうさせる)
Causative passive在留させられる(ざいりゅうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)在留すれば(ざいりゅうすれば)
tara在留したら(ざいりゅうしたら)
Volitional在留しよう(ざいりゅうしよう)
polite (mashou)在留しましょう(ざいりゅうしましょう)
Imperative在留しろ(ざいりゅうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym滞在たいざいNeutralStaying somewhere away from home for a while, as in 「ホテルに滞在」. 「在留」 is more formal and usually means living abroad or a foreigner's residence.
  • SynonymステイCasualColloquial loanword for a stay or lodging, as in 「ホームステイ」. 「在留」 is a legal term.
  • Related駐在ちゅうざいFormalFormal: being stationed somewhere on official business, as in 「海外駐在員」. 「在留」 is residence in the general sense.
  • Related寄留きりゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose for living away from one's home or registered domicile. 「在留」 usually speaks of residing in a foreign country.
  • Related逗留とうりゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose for a temporary stay while traveling. 「在留」 means living in one place for a period of time.
  • Related一時滞在WrittenWritten/formal prose for a short-term stay. 「在留」 is about living in a place and often involves residence status.
  • Antonym出国しゅっこくNeutralLeaving the country where one is; the opposite of 「在留」, which is remaining to live there.
  • Antonym退去たいきょWrittenWritten/formal prose for leaving or being deported, as in 「退去強制」; the opposite of 「在留」.

Use 「在留」 for living in a place for a period, mostly foreigners' residence: 「在留資格」, 「在留カード」, 「在留邦人」. For an ordinary stay use 「滞在」; for a business posting 「駐在」. The opposites are 「出国」 and 「退去」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 一定期間いっていきかん、ある場所ばしょに留とまって住すむこと。
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