Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 残留する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 残ざん 留りゅう する 残ざん 留りゅう しない Polite 残ざん 留りゅう します 残ざん 留りゅう しません Past polite 残ざん 留りゅう しました 残ざん 留りゅう しませんでした Past 残ざん 留りゅう した 残ざん 留りゅう しなかった Te-form 残ざん 留りゅう して 残ざん 留りゅう しないで Desire 残ざん 留りゅう したい 残ざん 留りゅう したくない Potential 残ざん 留りゅう できる 残ざん 留りゅう できない Passive 残ざん 留りゅう される 残ざん 留りゅう されない Causative 残ざん 留りゅう させる 残ざん 留りゅう させない Causative passive 残ざん 留りゅう させられる 残ざん 留りゅう させられない Volitional 残ざん 留りゅう しよう Polite volitional 残ざん 留りゅう しましょう Imperative 残ざん 留りゅう しろ 残ざん 留りゅう するな Conditional 残ざん 留りゅう すれば 残ざん 留りゅう しなければ Tara conditional 残ざん 留りゅう したら 残ざん 留りゅう しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 残ざん 留りゅう する to stay behind in <place> (or an organization)
He decided to stay behind overseas.
〈 物もの 〉 が 残ざん 留りゅう する for a substance to remain as residue
It turned out that pesticide residue remained on the vegetables.
残ざん 留りゅう を 決き める to secure one's continued place (e.g. in a league, team, or position)
The team secured its survival in the league this season.
Kanji 残 remainder, leftover, balance Related words 残る is the common everyday intransitive verb for 'remain' or 'be left'; 残留 is more formal and often used in compound nouns or official contexts.
残存 also means 'remaining' but emphasizes something that persists or survives over a long time, such as old customs, while 残留 is more neutral about duration.
留まる is a plain verb meaning 'to stay put' in a place or position, while 残留 is a more formal noun/suru-verb often used in reports or technical writing.
Opposites 離脱 means to withdraw or leave a group or place, the opposite of 残留 , which means to stay behind.
In sports contexts 降格 (being relegated) is the opposite of 残留 (surviving/staying in the league).
残留 means staying or remaining in a group, the opposite of 脱落 's sense of dropping out.
残留 means staying on with one's current team or company, the opposite of 移籍 (leaving for another one).
Don't confuse with 滞留 shares the kanji 留 and a similar 'staying' meaning, but it stresses being stuck or stagnating (e.g. traffic, unsold goods) rather than simply staying behind as with 残留 .
残留 refers to something staying behind or residual matter remaining in a specific place, while 残存 is broader, describing abstract or concrete things that continue to exist over time.
Word family· 7 residue; remnants; dregs · residuum; geological residue
illegal overstay; overstaying one's visa
displaced orphans; displaced children · Japanese orphans left in China after WWII; war-displaced Japanese in China
residual stress
pesticide residue; agrochemical residues
Show 2 more Show fewer Etymology Sino-Japanese compound of 残 (remain, leftover) and 留 (stay, keep). The combination naturally yields the meaning 'stay behind' or 'remain'.
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