remainder, leftover, balance
On'yomi (音読み)
- ザン
- サン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- のこ.る
- のこ.す
- そこな.う
- のこ.り
About this kanji
The kanji "残" primarily means "remainder" or "leftover," and it can function in various ways, often as a verb or noun. You might encounter it in compounds like "残り" (のこり), meaning "remainder," or "残業" (ざんぎょう), which refers to "overtime work." Another common use is in "残高" (ざんだか), meaning "bank balance." This kanji often conveys the idea of something remaining or left behind. A quick usage note: when used in verbs like "残る" (to remain) and "残す" (to leave behind), it captures the action of something not fully used or consumed.
Example sentences
食べ物が残っている。
There is food left over.
Meanings across languages
- English
- remainder, leftover, balance
- Tiếng Việt
- phần còn lại, còn lại, cân bằng
- 日本語
- 残り, 残滓, バランス
- 한국어
- 나머지, 남기다, 균형
- 中文
- 剩余, 剩下, 平衡
- id
- sisa, yang tersisa
- th
- ที่เหลือ, ของที่เหลือ
- es
- resto, sobras
- fr
- reste, surplus
- de
- Rest, Überbleibsel
- pt
- restante, sobrante
Common compounds
- 残りのこりremainder, remnant, the rest
- 残業ざんぎょうovertime (work)
- 残高ざんだか(bank) balance, remainder
- 残念ざんねんregrettable, unfortunate, disappointing
- 残留ざんりゅうstaying behind, remaining, residual
- 残すのこすto leave (behind), to leave (undone), to not finish
- 生き残りいきのこりsurvival, survivor, relic
- 残った分のこったぶんamount left over, remaining portion
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