置き去り (okizari) Japanese meaning: leaving behind | Kotomoraき
去
り
に
し
て
、
一人
で
海
外
へ
行
っ
た
。
He left his family behind and went abroad alone.
I accidentally left my luggage behind at the station.
Usage patterns
〈人〉を置き去りにするto leave a person behind
He left his companions behind and fled.
〈物〉を置き去りにするto leave an object behind (e.g. a car, luggage)
Because of the flood, we had no choice but to leave the car behind.
〈人〉に置き去りにされるto be abandoned/left behind by someone
She was left behind in the forest.
Search-only form mixing kana and kanji; not a standard spelling.
置去りUsage<1%
Variant without okurigana; less common but still encountered.
