残 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「歹」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「歹」
- On
- ザン
- Kun
- のこ(る)・のこ(す)
- Meaning
- remain, leave over, cruel
Origin
A phono-semantic character with 歹 (bone, death) and 戔 as the sound. It first meant to injure, and later shifted to remain or leave over.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ザン | 残留・残念・敗残 |
|---|---|
| のこる | 残る・残り |
| のこす | 残す・食べ残し |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 残念ざんねん
regret, a pity
- 食べ残したべのこし
leftovers
Example
負けてしまって残念だ。
It's a pity that we lost.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)