食べ残し (Tabenokoshi): Leftovers, Half-Eaten Food

Meaning

English

leftovers
half-eaten food
leftover food

Reading

Kana

たべのこし

Romaji

tabenokoshi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Synonyms 残滓,残飯,食べ滓,食べかす Related Words 残飯,持ち帰り,容器,持ち帰り袋,ドギーバッグ,廃棄食品,食品ロス,外食 Rank 19913 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

食い残し

くいのこし

leftovers

食べ残す

たべのこす

to leave a dish half-eaten

食い残す

くいのこす

to leave food half-eaten

食い違い

くいちがい

difference

食費

しょくひ

food expense

食欲

しょくよく

appetite (for food)

食い込む

くいこむ

to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

食い違う

くいちがう

to not match well (e.g. at the seams)

食指

しょくし

index finger

食べ過ぎる

たべすぎる

to overeat

食生活

しょくせいかつ

eating habits

食らい付く

くらいつく

to bite at

Example Sentences

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私は食べ残しを犬にやった。

I fed the leftovers to my dog.

トムは食べ残しを犬にやった。

Tom fed his leftovers to his dog.

食べ残しはお持ち帰りください。

Take the leftover food home with you.

ハゲタカが突っつく死んだ鹿とか、他の動物の食べ残しとか、そういう腐った肉を死肉と書きました。

A dead deer being pecked by vultures, remains partly eaten by other animals, that sort of rotten meat is called 'carrion'.