JapanLingo

残るのこる

nokoru

to remain

N3

How to remember this word

Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “remain” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 残る to that exact scene.

Example sentences

Example 1

kaigishitsu ni mada shiryou ga nokotteimasu.

The materials are still left in the meeting room.

Example 2

senpai no kotoba ga ima de mo kokoro ni nokotteimasu.

My senior colleague's words still stay with me even now.