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Kanji Detail for 残 - "to remain, cruel"

残

  • Meaning

    残 means "to remain, cruel." Also associated with to damage.

    1. Remain - To stay; to be left over.

    2. Cruel - Harsh; merciless.

    3. Damage - To harm; to injure.

  • Words using 残

    • 残った分 のこったぶん Listen amount left over; remaining portion
    • 残り のこり Listen remainder; remnant; the rest
    • 残念 ざんねん Listen regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing
    • 残す のこす Listen to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish
    • 残留 ざんりゅう Listen staying behind; remaining; residual
    • 残高 ざんだか Listen (bank) balance; remainder
    • 残業 ざんぎょう Listen overtime (work)
    • 生き残り いきのこり Listen survival; survivor; relic

  • Four-character idioms with 残

    • 冷酷無残 れいこくむざん Listen cruel and heartless; merciless; implacable
    • 残忍酷薄 ざんにんこくはく Listen cruel; heartless; brutal
    • 残念無念 ざんねんむねん Listen deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin
    • 残念至極 ざんねんしごく Listen deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin
    • 残酷非道 ざんこくひどう Listen inhumanity; atrocity; abominable cruelty

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    • Verified meaning: to remain, cruel
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ざん)
    • Also carries these associations: to damage

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 残

    Surnames 残(ざん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    remainder; leftover; balance

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    injure, spoil; oppress; broken

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to injure, to ruin, to spoil; cruel, oppressive, savage; disabled, incomplete

  • Onyomi

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    san(サン) サン

    zan(ザン) ザン

  • Kunyomi

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    noko.ri(のこ-り) のこ-り

    noko.ru(のこ-る) のこ-る

    noko.su(のこ-す) のこ-す

    soko.nau(そこ-なう) そこ-なう

  • Strokes

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    10 strokes

  • Radical

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    歹 歺 (gatsu・gatsuhen・ichitahen・kabanehen)

  • Related Keywords

    remain cruel damage destroy excess hurt leave leftover harsh merciless remnants residue surplus scraps vestiges

Sentences including 残

  • We regret his death.

  • I regret to say he's gone for good.

  • He stayed late and worked overtime.

  • It was cruel of him to say such things to her.

  • She went to new york , leaving her family behind.

  • There is not a drop of water left.

  • There is little wine left.

  • I fear so.

  • Her voice still rings in my ears.

  • I am sorry i am unable to attend your party.

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