残り (のこり, nokori) Japanese meaning: remainder | Kotomoraの
残
り
が
ある
。
There are leftovers from yesterday in the fridge.
Please solve this problem in the remaining time.
The rest of the members will join later.
Usage patterns
残り〈数〉the amount/time remaining
The test ends in 5 more minutes.
残りの〈物〉the remaining ~; the rest of the ~
I'll do the rest of the work tomorrow.
〈物〉の残りthe leftover part of ~
I drank the rest of the soup.
残りを〈動詞〉to do something with what's left
I tidied up the rest before going home.
Expressions
残りわずかonly a few left; little remaining
残り is the everyday word for 'remainder' or 'leftover', while 余 is a more literary, formal term often used in compounds or as a suffix.
残り is the plain, everyday word for 'the rest' or leftover amount, while 名残 carries a more poetic sense of lingering traces or emotional attachment.
居
残
り
working overtime; staying late at work · detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
having little left; running short; scant
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lingering scent; residual fragrance
winning wrestler who stays ringside
embers; dying fire; remaining fire
unsold items; leftovers; remainders
used bathwater; leftover bathwater
glue residue; adhesive residue
remnant; remainder; leftovers
balance due; arrears
residue; remnants; dregs
running short; running low; having few remaining
embers; burning remains
regrettable to part with; reluctant to leave
