How to say "leave" in Japanese

• 出るでるJLPT N5approx.Common
  ichidan verb, intransitive verbCovers 'leave' in the physical sense of going out of or exiting a place: the subject moves from inside to outside. Use it for leaving a room, a building, or the office.
• 残すのこすJLPT N3approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbCovers 'leave (behind)': you leave something in a place instead of taking it with you, so it stays there. Typical contexts include leaving one's luggage or belongings behind.
  私は一ひとつの袋ふくろは運はこんできたが、もう一ひとつのほうは後あとへ残のこしてきた。↗

  I carried one bag, but the other one was left behind.
• 任せるまかせるJLPT N3approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbCovers leaving a matter, decision, or task to someone — entrusting it to them to handle. This is the word for 'leave it to me' or leaving the arrangements to another person.
  最終さいしゅう決定けっていは彼かれに任まかせた。↗

  We left the final decision to him.
• 去るさるJLPT N3approx.Common
  godan verb, intransitive verbCovers 'leave' as going away or departing from a place or person, emphasizing departure itself rather than exiting. It fits someone leaving a town, a team, or a person's side.
  １９００年ねんに彼かれはイギリスを去さり、そのまま二に度どと戻もどらなかった。↗

  In 1900, he left England, and he never returned.
• 預けるあずけるJLPT N3approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbCovers 'leave' in the sense of leaving something or someone in another person's keeping or care. Typical contexts include leaving luggage at a counter or leaving a child with a caregiver.
  あなたが先さきに帰かえってくるといけないので、お隣となりに鍵かぎを預あずけておきます。↗

  I'll leave a key with my next-door neighbour in case you get here before I do.

Choose by sense: 「出る」 for exiting a place, 「去る」 for going away, 「残す」 for leaving something behind, 「預ける」 for leaving something in someone's care, and 「任せる」 for leaving a matter to someone.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 出るでるto leave
• 残すのこすto leave (behind)
• 任せるまかせるto leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone)
• 去るさるto leave
• 預けるあずけるto leave (in someone's keeping)
• 出かけるでかけるto go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing)
• 立ち去るたちさるto leave
• 任すまかすto entrust (to someone)
• いくto go
• 逃げるにげるto run away
• 立ち退くたちのくto leave
• 帰休ききゅうleave
• 引き下がるひきさがるto withdraw
• 引き払うひきはらうto move out (of)
• 辞すじすto take one's leave
• 休暇きゅうかholiday
• 見限るみかぎるto give up on
• 辞めるやめるto resign
• リーブleave
• まかり出るまかりでるto leave
• 去り行くさりゆくto leave
• 往ぬいぬto leave
• 印すしるすto leave (a mark, trace, etc.)
• 場を離れるばをはなれるto leave (a scene)
• 遺すのこすto leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
• 辞するじするto take one's leave
• 発つたつto depart (on a journey, trip, etc.)
• すっこむto draw back
• 出で立ついでたつto start
• いなくなるto disappear (of people or animals)
• 出て行くでていくto go out and away
• 出て行けでていけgo away
• 出てけでてけgo away
• おくto leave (behind)
• 外すはずすto leave (e.g. one's seat)
• ごめんpermission
• 離れるはなれるto leave
• 失礼しつれいto leave
• 捨てるすてるto abandon
• 暇ひまtime off
• 引き上げるひきあげるto withdraw
• 発するはっするto leave
• 引き取るひきとるto leave
• 転がすころがすto leave
• 退くしりぞくto withdraw (from the presence of a superior)
• 帰るかえるto leave (of a guest, customer, etc.)
• いとまtime off
• 嘱するしょくするto have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.)
• 失せるうせるto go
• 御免被るごめんこうむるto leave (with someone's permission)
• 尻をあげるしりをあげるto leave
• 印するいんするto leave (one's footprints, etc.)
• 御免を蒙るごめんをこうむるto leave (with someone's permission)
• 静置せいちto stand
• 嘱すしょくすto have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.)
• 立つたつto leave (to do something)
• 落ちるおちるto leave (a city, castle, etc.)
• 開けるあけるto be away from (e.g. one's house)
• 抜けるぬけるto leave (e.g. a meeting)
• 飛び出すとびだすto leave (a company, one's hometown, etc.)
• 見送るみおくるto postpone