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残り

のこり

rest, leftover

Mnemonic

What is still on the plate once everybody has stopped eating. No curry のこり left, and the rest of the work is coming home with you: のこり.

Worth knowing

余り あまり is the surplus, what there was more than enough of. 残り is what has not been got through yet.

Built from

remain, leftover
歹 bare bones with blades beside them. What is still there once the rest has gone.

Words sharing these kanji

to remain, to be left over to leave, to reserve regrettable, disappointing

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