remainder, leftover, balance
Came from Chinese. It usually shows up when the kanji is joined to another, forming a compound word.
It is Japanese. It usually shows up when the kanji stands alone or is followed by hiragana.
The order matters: it is what makes handwriting come out legible, and it is how dictionaries index the character.
Visual decomposition, for recognising and comparing — not always the character's origin.
Where it appears is highlighted — the translation doesn't always make that visible.
ラファエルは最後まで残り、もう一度時刻表を確認していました。
Rafaeru wa saigo made nokori, mou ichido jikokuhyou o kakunin shite imashita.
Rafael stayed until the end, checking the schedule board one more time.
ラーメンのお腹の余裕残しておきたいの！
Raamen no onaka no yoyuu nokoshite okitai no!
We want to save room for the ramen too!
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Decomposition: KRADFILE · Both from Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, CC BY-SA 4.0 · data from 2026-09-07 · Strokes: KanjiVG, Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0