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    3. 残留

    残留

    残ざん留りゅう

    staying behind

    KMT4News #5+1Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive, ParticleCore ConceptsKanji Vocab20 strokes

    ざんりゅう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive, Particle

    1.
    staying behind, remaining, residual

    Stroke 0 / 20

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは会かい社しゃに残ざん留りゅうすることを選えらんだ。

    He chose to remain at the company.

    KMT4Work & CareerDaily Life
    チームはリーグ残ざん留りゅうをかけた重じゅう要ような試し合あいに臨のぞむ。

    The team faces an important match to stay in the league.

    KMT4Sports & Martial ArtsCore Concepts
    汚お染せん物ぶっ質しつの残ざん留りゅうが、環かん境きょう問もん題だいとして懸け念ねんされている。

    The residue of pollutants is a concern as an environmental issue.

    KMT5Nature & EnvironmentScience & Math
    この化か学がく物ぶっ質しつは、体たい内ないに残ざん留りゅうする性せい質しつがある。

    This chemical substance has the property of remaining in the body.

    KMT5Core ConceptsScience & MathMedicine & Health
    彼かれは海かい外がい支し社しゃへの異い動どうを打だ診しんされたが、本ほん社しゃ残ざん留りゅうを希き望ぼうした。

    He was offered a transfer to an overseas branch but wished to remain at the head office.

    KMT5Work & CareerBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    残
    のこ.る・のこ.す・そこな.う・のこ.り…(2)
    remainder・leftover・balance
    留
    と.める・と.まる・とど.める・とど.まる・るうぶる…(3)
    detain・fasten・halt・stop
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