JLPT N3 · 10 strokes
Kanji 残: "remainder, leftover, balance"
The kanji 残 means "remainder, leftover, balance". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ザン, サン in on'yomi and のこ.る, のこ.す, そこな.う, のこ.り in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ザンサン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
のこ.るのこ.すそこな.うのこ.り
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | remainder, leftover, balance |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 380 of 2,501 |
Common words with 残
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 残るto remain; to be left
- 残すto leave (behind) · to leave (undone); to not finish
- 残念regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
- 残りremainder; remnant; the rest; what is left
- 残念ながらmalheureusement, hélas, à regret
- 生き残るto survive
- 残酷cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless
- 取り残すto leave behind
- 言い残すto leave word with (a person); to state in one's will · to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
- 残骸ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains
- 名残惜しいreluctant (to part)
- 無残cruel; merciless; atrocious; ruthless · pitiful; tragic; horrible; miserable
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