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

  • 名を残す

    to leave one's mark, to go down in history

    メッセージを残す

    to leave a message

    作品を残す

    to leave a work of art

Context Sentences

食べ物を残すのは良くないですよ。

It is not good to leave behind food.

ブログにコメントを残しました。

I left a comment on your blog.

いつか世に名を残せるような大物になるつもりです。

I intend to be a big name in the world someday.

Kanji Composition