Japanese

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Kanji in this term
のこ
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
殘った (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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The past perfective form of verb 残る (nokoru, to remain).

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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(のこ)った (nokotta

  1. (sumo) used by a 行司 (gyōji, referee) to indicate that a match has begun and is ongoing

See also

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Verb

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(のこ)った (nokotta

  1. past tense and perfective aspect of 残る (nokoru) [godan]

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN