食べ残し

たべのこし

Meanings

1. Noun, の-adjective leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food

Kanji

• 食 eat. Read as たべる.
• 残 remain. Read as のこる.

Example sentences

• トムは食べ残しを犬にやった。
  Tom fed his leftovers to his dog.
• 私は食べ残しを犬にやった。
  I fed the leftovers to my dog.
• ハゲタカが突っつく死んだ鹿とか、他の動物の食べ残しとか、 そういう腐った肉を死肉と書きました。
  A dead deer being pecked by vultures, remains partly eaten by other animals, that sort of rotten meat is called 'carrion'.
• 食べ残しはお持ち帰りください。
  Take the leftover food home with you.

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