note left behind; letter left behind; will
A written message intentionally left for someone to find, often when departing or in case of death. Can refer to a suicide note, a farewell letter, or a last will.
He left a note for his family and left the house.
There was a note left on the desk.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant kanji spelling; less common but still used.
Compound of 書き (kaki, 'writing', continuative form of 書く) + 置き (oki, 'placing', continuative form of 置く), literally 'write and leave'.