Word Meaning 残り物

のこりもの nokorimono

残り物 is read as のこりもの (nokorimono) and means leftovers (esp. food).

Meaning

English

  1. leftovers (esp. food)
  2. remnants

Reading

Kana

のこりもの

Romaji

nokorimono

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Synonyms 余り,余り物,残物,残余,残り,余分 Rank 81913 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

残物

ざんぶつ

remnant

残り物に福あり

のこりものにふくあり

there is unexpected good in what others have left behind

残り物には福がある

のこりものにはふくがある

there is unexpected good in what others have left behind

残り物に福がある

のこりものにふくがある

there is unexpected good in what others have left behind

残留性有機汚染物質

ざんりゅうせいゆうきおせんぶっしつ

persistent organic pollutant

爆発性戦争残存物

ばくはつせいせんそうざんそんぶつ

explosive remnants of war

残高

ざんだか

(bank) balance

残業

ざんぎょう

overtime (work)

残念

ざんねん

regrettable

残り

のこり

remnant

残す

のこす

to leave (behind)

残る

のこる

to remain

Example Sentences

6

Those are the leftovers from lunch.

I ate leftovers for lunch.

There's some leftover food in the fridge.

I ate leftovers for lunch.

I didn't want to eat leftovers again.

I made this gratin using yesterday's leftovers. It tastes pretty good, doesn't it?