残り (のこり): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

残り (のこり) means remaining / left-over / remainder.

See example sentences below.

残り at a glance

残り

のこりnokori

N3noun

remaining / left-over / remainder

残りのこりnokoriN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

remaining / left-over / remainder

Example 1

ごはんの残りを食べました。

Translation

I ate the leftover rice.

Example 2

残り時間はあと五分です。

Translation

There are five minutes left.