# 残 — remain; leftover

残 means “remain; leftover”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: ザン (zan), サン (san). Kun'yomi: のこ(る) (nokoru). You'll see it in words such as 残り (nokori, “remainder; remnant”).

- Meaning: remain; leftover
- On'yomi: ザン (zan), サン (san)
- Kun'yomi: のこ(る) (nokoru)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Numbers & amounts 2

## How to remember 残

Bones (歹) and a halberd (戈): all that remains after the battle.

Sounds like 三: both read サン.

Parts: 歹 bones · 三 three · 戈 halberd

## Words with 残

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 残り | のこり (nokori) | remainder; remnant |
| 残す | のこす (nokosu) | to leave |
| 残る | のこる (nokoru) | to remain; to be left |

## Don't confuse it with

[浅](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/shallow/) · [桟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/jetty/)

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 2” set

[両](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/both/) · [減](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/decrease/) · [割](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/split/) · [番](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/turn-in-a-series/) · [算](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/calculate/) · [残](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/remain/) · [率](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/rate/) · [限](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/limit/) · [個](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/individual/)

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