Conjugation
Tap for 残る (to remain)
Tap for 残す (to leave)
- 残業 — overtime work
- 残念 — regrettable
- 残す — to leave behind
- 残る — to remain
- 無残 — brutal / cruel
- 残酷 — cruel / merciless
- 残虐 — brutal / savage
- 残高 — (account) balance
Compound - tap to expand
- やり残す — to leave something unfinished
- 思い残す — to have lingering regrets
- 食べ残す — to leave food uneaten
- 居残る — to stay behind; remain after hours
- 取り残す — to leave something uncollected
- 書き残す — to leave something written
- 言い残す — to leave something unsaid
The radical 歹 (death/decay) combined with 㔾 (cutting) suggests something left after removal or death — symbolically what remains. It can also imply emotional harshness or cruelty in words like 無残.
