Japanese symbol for “survivors”
残党
ざんとう
Romaji: zantou
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
In Japanese, survivors is 残党, read ざんとう (zantou).
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Meanings
- n remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “survivors”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 余党 | よとう yotou | remnants; survivors; refugees |
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 |
| 政党 | せいとう seitou | political party |
| 野党 | やとう yatou | opposition party; the opposition |
See also: Chinese symbol for “survivors”.
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.