Word Meaning 遺留

いりゅう iryuu

遺留 is read as いりゅう (iryuu) and means leaving behind.

Meaning

English

  1. leaving behind
  2. forgetting
  3. leaving behind (after death)
  4. bequest

Reading

Kana

いりゅう

Romaji

iryuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 21283 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

遺留品

いりゅうひん

article left behind (at a crime scene, after death, etc.)

遺留分

いりゅうぶん

heir's distributive share

遺言

いげん

last request

遺体

いたい

(dead) body

遺産

いさん

inheritance

遺伝

いでん

heredity

遺跡

いせき

(archeological) remains

遺憾

いかん

regrettable

遺伝子

いでんし

gene

遺族

いぞく

bereaved family

遺失物

いしつぶつ

lost article

遺書

いしょ

posthumous work

Example Sentences

1

The burglar was traced by one of the things he had left on the scene.