KANJIDAMAGE

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残 remain behind

(shhh) + (shish kebab)
★★★★☆
10 strokes

Onyomi

ZAN

After all the people have died (or been eaten) nothing but ZANbies will remain behind.

Mnemonic

Ssssh!! Don't tell him I left his shish kebab behind at the picnic.

Kunyomi

( を ) のこ＊す I leave it behind.
★★★★☆
( が ) のこ＊る it remains behind
★★★★☆
のこ＊り the remaining (food on the plate); the remainder (of the kittens which were not adopted)
★★★★☆

Jukugo

残念(ざんねん)

That's too bad!! ★★★★★
残 (remain behind) + 念 (concern) = 残念 (That's too bad!!)

"That's too bad." - kind of informal ; say this when someone didn't enjoy a movie they went to, or couldn't come to your party because they got the flu.
残業(ざんぎょう)

overtime work ★★★★☆
残 (remain behind) + 業 (business) = 残業 (overtime work)

残高(ざんだか)

bank balance. ☆☆☆☆☆ KUN ON
残 (remain behind) + 高 (tall) = 残高 (bank balance.)

bank balance. You don't need to know this.

Synonyms

remaining surplus
残り    余り    余計    過剰   
that’s too bad!
残念    遺憾    悔しい