残 — kanji meaning “remainder”
残
remainder, leftover, balance
- Meanings
- remainder, leftover, balance
- On'yomi
- ザン (zan)、サン (san)
- Kun'yomi
- のこ.る、のこ.す、そこな.う、のこ.り
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #380 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 78
- Chinese reading
- cán — Chinese character page
Words with 残
| 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 |
| 残高 | ざんだか zandaka | (bank) balance; remainder |
| 名残 | なごり nagori | remains; traces; vestiges |
| 残留 | ざんりゅう zanryuu | staying behind; remaining; residual |
| 生き残り | いきのこり ikinokori | survival |
| 無残 | むざん muzan | cruel; merciless; atrocious |
| 残暑 | ざんしょ zansho | late summer heat; lingering summer heat |
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