残り物（のこりもの）
JLPT N4 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: leftovers
Example sentences
- 残り物で朝ごはんを作る。 — I make breakfast with the leftovers.
- 残り物を冷蔵庫に入れる。 — I put the leftovers in the fridge.
Idioms & proverbs containing “残り物”
- 残り物に福あり (のこりものにふくあり) — there is unexpected good in what others have left behind; last but not least; there is fortune in leftovers
- 残り物に福がある (のこりものにふくがある) — there is unexpected good in what others have left behind; last but not least; there is fortune in leftovers
- 残り物には福がある (のこりものにはふくがある) — there is unexpected good in what others have left behind; last but not least; there is fortune in leftovers
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