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    3. 食べ残す

    食べ残す

    食たべ​残のこす​

    to leave a dish half-eaten

    KMT9News #33+1Verb, TransitiveFood & DiningKanji Vocab24 strokes

    たべのこす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to leave a dish half-eaten

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    ご飯はんを少すこし食たべ残のこしてしまった。

    I accidentally left a little rice uneaten.

    KMT5Food & DiningDaily Life
    お腹なかがいっぱいだったので、デザートを少すこし食たべ残のこしてしまった。

    I was full, so I left a little of the dessert uneaten.

    KMT7Food & DiningDaily Life
    彼かれはいつも好すき嫌きらいが多おおく、料りょう理りをよく食たべ残のこす。

    He is always picky and often leaves food uneaten.

    KMT8Food & DiningDaily Life
    食しょく材ざいを無む駄だにしないよう、食たべ残のこすことのないように心こころがけている。

    I try to avoid leaving food uneaten so as not to waste ingredients.

    KMT9Food & DiningNature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    日に本ほんでは、食たべ残のこすことは失しつ礼れいにあたる場ば合あいがある。

    In Japan, leaving food uneaten can sometimes be considered rude.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsFood & Dining

    Characters that make up this word

    食
    く.う・く.らう・た.べる・は.む…(3)
    eat・food
    Kanji
    残
    のこ.る・のこ.す・そこな.う・のこ.り…(2)
    remainder・leftover・balance
    Kanji
    べ
    be
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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