残す (nokosu)
残す (のこす, nokosu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to leave (behind)”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- のこす
- Romaji
- nokosu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to leave (behind) · godan verb, transitive
- to leave (undone); to not finish · godan verb, transitive
- to save; to set aside; to reserve · godan verb, transitive
- to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath · godan verb, transitive
- to stay (in the ring); to hold on · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 残す
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 残す | のこす nokosu |
| Polite (~masu) | 残します | のこします nokoshimasu |
| Negative | 残さない | のこさない nokosanai |
| Polite negative | 残しません | のこしません nokoshimasen |
| Past | 残した | のこした nokoshita |
| Polite past | 残しました | のこしました nokoshimashita |
| Negative past | 残さなかった | のこさなかった nokosanakatta |
| Te-form | 残して | のこして nokoshite |
| Potential | 残せる | のこせる nokoseru |
| Passive | 残される | のこされる nokosareru |
| Causative | 残させる | のこさせる nokosaseru |
| Volitional | 残そう | のこそう nokosou |
| Imperative | 残せ | のこせ nokose |
| Conditional (~ba) | 残せば | のこせば nokoseba |
Kanji in 残す
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 残す.
残念ざんねんregrettable残るのこるto remain残りのこりremainder残らずのこらずall残酷ざんこくcruel残高ざんだか(bank) balance名残なごりremains残金ざんきんremaining money
Source: JMdict entry 1600260 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.