Detain

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 版 (Edition), less common than 片 (One Sided).

Something private (ム) is cut by a sword (刀) and placed in a rice paddy (田) — the sword pins it down in the field, detained and held in place.

In words

留守るす absenceN4

留めるとめる to fasten,to turn off,to detainN3

留まるとどまる (1) to be fixed,(2) to abide,to stay (in the one place)N2

留 is rank 678 of 2,608 in published Japanese.