Meaning

Primary

To Leave Behind

Alternative

To Leave Over

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means remainder, but you can't really "to remainder." What is something that's similar that would make sense? How about to leave behind. This is when you're actually doing the leaving behind too. For example, you eat some food and you leave behind your rice because you're a bad child. You can remember this because of . Every time you leave some food behind your mom would sue you, because she was a terrible mom. Imagine this.

Reading

のこす
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading for this word can come from level 14 item 残る. Associate the two in your mind and you'll be able to read both.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 心に残す

    to keep something in one's heart, to leave something in one's heart

    手元に残す

    to keep something on hand

    世に残す

    to leave something for the world at large

Context Sentences

このクリーミーチキンポットパイ、明日に残しておかない?

Why don't we leave this creamy chicken pot pie for tomorrow?

コウイチは、ビエトに多がくのしゃっ金を残して死んでしまいました。

Koichi passed away and left a huge amount of debt behind for Viet.

昨夜トーフグのオフィスに泥棒が入り、Tofuguステッカーを何枚か盗んで行ったのですが、馬鹿な泥棒たちは、指紋を残すという初歩的な過ちも犯しました。

Thieves broke into the Tofugu office and stole some of our stickers last night, but they were so stupid that they made the elementary mistake of leaving behind their fingerprints.

Kanji Composition