残す

• 読み: のこす
• ローマ字: nokosu
• 漢字の分解: 残 (nokosu/zan) — leave behind, remain, save
• 発音: /no.ko.sɯ/

意味

To leave behind; to save; to reserve. To keep something remaining without using or consuming it.

A Group 1 (godan) transitive verb conjugated with the す row. The transitive pair of 残る (to remain). Used for leaving food (ご飯を残す), leaving a legacy (記録を残す), saving something for later, and keeping people behind. Carries nuance of intentionality — the subject chooses to leave something.

例文

1. 食べきれなくて半分残してしまった。
2. 大事な記録を後世に残すべきだ。
3. 子供のためにケーキを一つ残しておいた。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, food, legacy

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 残 combines 歹 (death/bone radical) and a phonetic component, originally suggesting leftover bones — what remains after consumption.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal