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取り残す (とりのこす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
leave behind ; strand ; leave isolated
Transitive verb for leaving someone or something behind, often as a result of departure, evacuation, accident, or oversight. The passive 取り残される is very common for people or things that end up stranded.
救きゅう 助じょ 隊たい は 山やま 小ご 屋や に 取と り 残のこ さ れ た 登と 山ざん 者しゃ を 見み つけ た 。
The rescue team found hikers who had been stranded in the mountain hut.
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godan verb (-su), transitive verb
leave behind figuratively ; fall behind ; be left out
Figurative use, especially in the passive, for being left behind by change, progress, trends, or a group.
Written forms 取と り 残のこ す Usage 80%
Standard and common spelling; this is the recommended form for normal writing.
とり 残のこ す Usage 15%
search-only kanji form
Mixed kana-kanji search variant listed; the full kanji spelling 取り残す is normally preferred.
とりのこす Usage 4%
取とり 残のこ す Usage 1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant listed; not recommended for ordinary writing.
Kanji 残 remainder, leftover, balance Similar words 残のこ す Broader verb meaning to leave something remaining; 取り残す more specifically suggests leaving someone or something behind or isolated.
置お き 去ざ りにする Means to abandon or leave behind, often with a stronger sense of deliberate abandonment than 取り残す.
取と り 残のこ される Passive form of 取り残す and very common for 'be left behind' or 'be stranded.'
Etymology A compound of 取り-, the continuative form of 取る, and 残す, 'to leave behind.' In this compound, 取り- functions as a verbal prefix attached to 残す, yielding the idea of leaving someone or something behind or isolated.
