10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N3

remainder, leftover, balance

Kun'yomi
  • to remain
  • to leave (behind) ②to leave (undone) ③to save ④to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
  • remnant
  • そこな
On'yomi
  • ザン
    remaining
  • サン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

のこのこのこ 70.7%
ザンサン 29.3%

Character Breakdown

remainder, leftover, balance
のこ.る ザン そこな.う (4th, N3)
bare bone, bad, wrong
ガツ ガチ タイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)
damage(戔) variant
damage(戔) variant
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

to leave (behind) ②to leave (undone) ③to save ④to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
survival ②survivor
to win and advance to the next round
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References

Unicode hex code 6B8B
JIS X 0208 1-27-36
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2445
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2976
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 943
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1179
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 640
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 851
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 808
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 871
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 492
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 315
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 16459
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 493
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 650
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 661
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 409
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 655
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 520
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 546
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 382
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 223
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1134
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 816
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a10.11
Four corner code 1325.0
De Roo Code 3159