# 残 — Remainder

Frequency rank 304 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 転 (Revolve), less common than 交 (Mix).

- On’yomi: ざん
- Kun’yomi: のこ
- Radical: 歹 Death (Kangxi 78)
- Frequency path: Level III of XX

A yakuza (歹) fights a drunkard (戔) — after the brawl, only the remainder is left standing, scarred but alive.

In words:

- 残る のこる — to remain
- 残念 ざんねん — disappointment
- 残り のこり — remnant,residue,remaining,left-over

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