Japanese symbol for “spinster”
売れ残り
うれのこり
Romaji: urenokori
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; remnants
In Japanese, spinster is 売れ残り, read うれのこり (urenokori).
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Meanings
- n unsold items; leftovers; remainders; remnants
- n spinster; old maid
Written forms: 売れ残り、売残、売残り. Readings: うれのこり.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “spinster”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 独身者 | どくしんしゃ dokushinsha | unmarried person; bachelor; spinster |
| 行かず後家 | いかずごけ ikazugoke | old maid; spinster |
| 毒女 | どくじょ dokujo | single woman; spinster |
| 独身女性 | どくしんじょせい dokushinjosei | single woman; spinster |
| 単身者 | たんしんしゃ tanshinsha | person living alone; single person; bachelor |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 販売 | はんばい hanbai | sale; sales; selling |
| 発売 | はつばい hatsubai | sale; offering for sale; putting on sale |
| 売り上げ | うりあげ uriage | amount sold; sales; proceeds |
| 売る | うる uru | to sell |
| 売買 | ばいばい baibai | trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs) |
| 商売 | しょうばい shoubai | trade; business; commerce |
| 残念 | ざんねん zannen | regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing |
| 残り | のこり nokori | remainder; remnant; the rest |
See also: Chinese symbol for “spinster”.
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.