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    3. 言葉を残す

    言葉を残す

    言こと葉ばを​残のこす​

    to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death)

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab34 strokes

    ことばをのこす

    Verb

    1.
    to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death), to say (for posterity), to utter last words
    2.
    to leave some things unsaid

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    Characters that make up this word

    言
    い.う・こと…(3)
    say・word
    Kanji
    葉
    は…(3)
    leaf・plane・lobe・needle・blade…(4)
    Kanji
    残
    のこ.る・のこ.す・そこな.う・のこ.り…(2)
    remainder・leftover・balance
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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