“Remainder” or “Residuum” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “残”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “残” means “Leftover”, “Harm” or “Brutality” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “残”
Jouyou Kanji “残” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 10 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | ざん(zan) |
| さん(san) | |
| Kun-Yomi | のこ(る)(noko(ru)) |
| そこ(なう)(soko(nau)) | |
| Meanings | Stay, Remain, Leave behind |
| Remainder, Rest, Remnant, Leftover | |
| Hurt, Harm, Damage, Destroy | |
| Cruelty, Brutality |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “残”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 残花(ざんか-za n ka) | Remaining flowers, Flower remaining in bloom, Last flower remaining in bloom |
| 残害(ざんがい-za n ga i) | Hurting and damaging, Mutilating |
| 残骸(ざんがい-za n ga i) | ① Debris, Wreckage, Ruins, Broken remains, ② Carcass |
| 残額(ざんがく-za n ga ku) | Remaining money, Balance (of an account) |
| 残寒(ざんかん-za n ka n) | Lingering cold, Lingering winter |
| 残菊(ざんぎく-za n gi ku) | Late chrysanthemums |
| 残虐(ざんぎゃく-za n gya ku) | Brutality, Cruelty, Barbarity |
| 残業(ざんぎょう-za n gyo u) | Overtime work, Extra work |
| 残金(ざんきん-za n ki n) | Remaining money, Balance |
| 残月(ざんげつ-za n ge tsu) | The moon at dawn, Morning moon |
| 残酷(ざんこく-za n ko ku) | Barbarity, Barbarousness, Harshness, Cruelty, Truculence, Brutalization |
| 残殺(ざんさつ-za n sa tsu) | Cruelly murder, Slaughter |
| 残日(ざんじつ-za n ji tsu) | ① Setting sun, ② Days remaining |
| 残暑(ざんしょ-za n sho) | Lingering summer heat, Heat of late summer |
| 残照(ざんしょう-za n sho u) | Afterglow |
| 残生(ざんせい-za n se i) | Remainder of one’s life |
| 残雪(ざんせつ-za n se tsu) | Remaining snow, Lingering snow |
| 残像(ざんぞう-za n zo u) | Afterimage, Lag, Incidental color, Post‐image, After image, Residual image |
| 残賊(ざんぞく-za n zo ku) | ① Harming people or the society, The person who harm the people, ② Robbers who haven’t been caught |
| 残存(ざんそん-za n so n) | Survival, Remaining, Being extant, Being left |
| 残高(ざんだか-za n da ka) | Bank Balance, Remaining amount |
| 残党(ざんとう-za n to u) | Remnants of a defeated army, Group that was defeated in battle and survived or was not destroyed |
| 残忍(ざんにん-za n ni n) | Brutal, Cruel, Merciless, Ruthless, Cold-blooded, Truculence |
| 残年(ざんねん-za n ne n) | Rest of life, The remaining years of life |
| 残念(ざんねん-za n ne n) | Unfortunate, Regrettable, Disappointing |
| 残飯(ざんぱん-za n pa n) | Leftover food, Leftovers, Food scraps, Garbage of food |
| 残品(ざんぴん-za n pi n) | Remaining stock, Unsold goods |
| 残部(ざんぶ-za n bu) | Residue, Remainder, Remnant, The rest, What is left |
| 残兵(ざんぺい or ざんぴょう-za n pe i (or) za n pyo u) | Remnants of a defeated army |
| 残本(ざんぽん-za n po n) | Unsold books |
| 残務(ざんむ-za n mu) | Remaining work, Unsettled business, Remaining business |
| 残夢(ざんむ-za n mu) | Lingering dream, Unfinished dream |
| 残余(ざんよ-za n yo) | Remainder, Remnant, Residue, Rest, Surplus |
| 残陽(ざんよう-za n yo u) | Setting sun, Evening sun |
| 残留(ざんりゅう-za n ryu u) | Residual, Staying behind, Remaining |
| 残塁(ざんるい-za n ru i) | ① Left on base (baseball game), ② Remnant fort (orig. meaning) |
| 衰残(すいざん-su i za n) | Emaciated, Worn-out, Extreme decay |
| 名残り(なごり-na go ri) | ① Remains, Traces, Vestiges, Relics, ② (The sorrow of) parting |
| 敗残(はいざん-ha i za n) | ① Survival after defeat, ② Decline (of a person, business etc), Ruin, Downfall, Ruination |
| 無残(むざん-mu za n) | ① Cruel, Merciless, Pitiless, ② Pitiful, Tragic, Horrible, Miserable, ③ Breaking a precept without shame |
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