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Japanese symbol for “residual”

Romaji: zanryuu
staying behind; remaining; residual

In Japanese, residual is , read (zanryuu).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-no, n, vi staying behind; remaining; residual

Kanji and stroke order

remainder, leftover, balance
on: ザン、サン
kun: のこ.る、のこ.す、そこな.う、のこ.り
10 strokes · JLPT 2
detain, fasten, halt
on: リュウ、ル
kun: と.める、と.まる、とど.める、とど.まる
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “residual”

WordReadingMeaning
ざんさ zansaresidual

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ざんねん zannenregrettable; unfortunate; disappointing
のこり nokoriremainder; remnant; the rest
のこす nokosuto leave (behind)
ざんぎょう zangyouovertime (work)
のこる nokoruto remain; to be left
ざんこく zankokucruel; brutal; ruthless
りゅうがく ryuugakustudying abroad
りゅうがくせい ryuugakuseioverseas student; exchange student

See also: Chinese symbol for “residual”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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