残る To Remain Behind

Meaning

Primary

To Remain Behind

Alternatives

To Remain, To Stay Behind

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means remainder, so the verb vocab version is "to remainder." Let's make that sound better: to remain behind.

Reading

のこる

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you: You decide to remain behind. Everyone else leaves, and you think you're alone. Then, someone knocks (のこ) on the door. Your heart jumps in your throat. They knock again.

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 〜に残る

  手元に残る

  to remain in one's possession

  思い出に残る

  to remain in one's memory

  心に残る

  to remain in one's heart

• 〜が残る

  あとが残る

  a trace remains, a scar remains

  疑問が残る

  doubt remains

  問題が残る

  a problem remains

Context Sentences

私はここに残るよ。

I'll stay here.

クッキー、残っちゃったね。

The cookies got left, huh?

キャンプに行かずに家に残って、残っていたカレーを食べました。

I stayed home instead of going camping and ate the leftover curry.

Kanji Composition

1. 残

   ざん Remainder