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Leave Behind
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingイ、ユイ
Kun readingのこ.す
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 6Level 36

Meanings

  1. leave behind
  2. bequeathRtK
  3. reserve
  1. portrait of a deceased person

Popular Usage

遺跡

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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precious · Takanohana · purse · in · one (一) · floor · shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八) · road (辶)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1909

Compound words

遺跡いせき
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
遺影いえい
portrait of a deceased person
遺憾いかん
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
遺言ゆいごん
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
遺構いこう
(archaeological) remains; remnants (of ancient structures); ancient foundation
遺骨いこつ
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
遺恨いこん
grudge; ill will; enmity
遺作いさく
posthumous works
遺産いさん
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
遺志いし
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
遺児いじ
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
遺書いしょ
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; will; testament
遺族いぞく
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
遺体いたい
(dead) body; corpse; remains
遺伝いでん
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
遺品いひん
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; memento; keepsake
遺物いぶつ
relic; remains; memento
遺棄いき
abandonment; desertion
遺失物いしつぶつ
lost article; lost property
遺伝子いでんし
gene
後遺症こういしょう
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
文化遺産ぶんかいさん
cultural heritage
世界遺産せかいいさん
World Heritage (site)
遺愛いあい
bequest

On Reading Examples

彼は弟に遺言を実行してくれと頼んだ。ゆいごん
He asked his brother to execute his will.tatoeba
彼は遺言で妻に全財産を残した。ゆいごん
He left all his property to his wife in his will.tatoeba
私は遺言のことで弁護士と相談した。ゆいごん
I had a consultation with a lawyer about my will.tatoeba
その老人は遺言を作成した。ゆいごん
The old man made out his will.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は莫大な遺産を受け継いだ。
He inherited a great fortune.tatoeba
彼は弟に遺言を実行してくれと頼んだ。
He asked his brother to execute his will.tatoeba
彼は昨年遺書を書いた。
He made a will last year.tatoeba
彼は遺書をしたためた。
He has drawn up a will.tatoeba
名称 ・王仁遺跡
Name: the Wani remainswiki
荒神谷遺跡出土品
Articles of the Kojindani Ruinswiki

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Leave behind. ⻌ (movement) + 貴 (valuables) — leaving valuables behind when you go. 遺産 — inheritance.

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