Japanese symbol for “residual”
残留
ざんりゅう
Romaji: zanryuu
staying behind; remaining; residual
In Japanese, residual is 残留, read ざんりゅう (zanryuu).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n, vi staying behind; remaining; residual
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “residual”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 残差 | ざんさ zansa | residual |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 残念 | ざんねん zannen | regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing |
| 残り | のこり nokori | remainder; remnant; the rest |
| 残す | のこす nokosu | to leave (behind) |
| 残業 | ざんぎょう zangyou | overtime (work) |
| 残る | のこる nokoru | to remain; to be left |
| 残酷 | ざんこく zankoku | cruel; brutal; ruthless |
| 留学 | りゅうがく ryuugaku | studying abroad |
| 留学生 | りゅうがくせい ryuugakusei | overseas 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.