残: Remainder; Leftover; BalanceKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it

The most common words built from 残. In Moto, tap any of them to keep branching out.Open this graph

Words that use the on'yomi (ザン・サン)

残念ざんねんdeplorable; regrettable
残留ざんりゅうstaying behind; remaining
残高ざんだか(bank) balance; remainder
残業ざんぎょうovertime (work)
残酷ざんこくcruel; brutal
残虐ざんぎゃくcruel; brutal
無残むざんcruel; merciless
残塁ざんるいleft on base
残暑ざんしょlate summer heat; lingering summer heat
残存ざんそんsurvival; remaining
敗残はいざんsurvival after defeat
残余ざんよremainder; the rest
残像ざんぞうafterimage; imprint
残党ざんとうremnants; survivors
残務ざんむremaining business
残忍ざんにんbrutal; cruel
残滓ざんしremains; dregs
残照ざんしょうafterglow
残金ざんきんremaining money
残雪ざんせつremaining snow; lingering snow
残額ざんがくremaining amount; balance (of an account)
みなし残業みなしざんぎょうexpected overtime (stipulated as a specific number of hours)
サビ残サビざんunpaid overtime
サービス残業サービスざんぎょうunpaid overtime
ノー残業デーノーざんぎょうデーno overtime day; day which employees are not allowed to work overtime
中国残留孤児ちゅうごくざんりゅうこじJapanese orphans left behind in China (after WWII); war-displaced Japanese in China
信用残しんようざんbalance of margin transaction; balance (of a stock) bought on margin
元帳残高もとちょうざんだかledger balance

残った分のこったぶんamount left over; remaining portion
残りのこりremnant; residue
残すのこすto leave (behind)
生き残りいきのこりsurvival
取り残すとりのこすto leave behind
残らずのこらずall; entirely
残るのこるto remain; to be left
勝ち残るかちのこるto win and advance to the next round
売れ残りうれのこりunsold items; leftovers
居残りいのこりworking overtime
居残るいのこるto stay behind; to remain
心残りこころのこりregret
思い残すおもいのこすto regret
書き残すかきのこすto leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written
焼け残るやけのこるto escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
生き残るいきのこるto survive
積み残しつみのこしleft-off cargo; passengers left behind
言い残すいいのこすto leave word with (a person); to state in one's will
食べ残したべのこしleftovers; half-eaten food
食べ残すたべのこすto leave a dish half-eaten
し残ししのこしunfinished work; thing left undone
し残すしのこすto leave unfinished
とり残すとりのこすto leave behind
ひとり残らずひとりのこらずevery one (of them); (one and) all
やり残しやりのこしthings left undone
やり残すやりのこすto leave undone
一人残らずひとりのこらずevery one (of them); (one and) all
使い残しつかいのこしremnant; remainder
使い残りつかいのこりremnant; remainder

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