残る

残る

のこる

To remain, to be left over

N4verb·nokoru

How to remember it

Echoes nokosu (to leave behind) — the intransitive partner that stays behind.

Example sentences

  • 机の上に本が残っている。

    つくえのうえにほんがのこっている。

    A book is left on the desk.

  • 心に残る言葉。

    こころにのこることば。

    Words that remain in one's heart.

Usage

Intransitive godan verb; pairs with を残す (transitive, to leave something behind).

Related words

残す残り残念

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