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残

Kanji 残: meaning "remain, leftover", readings, stroke order

The kanji 残 means "remain, leftover". On'yomi: ザン; kun'yomi: のこる、のこす. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
remain, leftover
On'yomi
ザン
Kun'yomi
のこるのこす
Strokes
10
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
殘 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 残

  • 残業 ざんぎょう — Overtime
  • 残念 ざんねん — regret; regrettable
  • 残る のこる — to remain (v.i.), to be left
  • 残業代 ざんぎょうだい — Overtime pay
  • 残す のこす — to leave (behind, over), to save, to reserve
  • 残り のこり — remaining, left-over
  • 残らず のこらず — completely, without exception
  • 残金 ざんきん — remaining money
  • 残酷 ざんこく — cruelty, harshness
  • 残高 ざんだか — (bank) balance, remainder
  • 名残 なごり — remains, traces, memory

Stroke order · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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