残余

• Reading: ざんよ
• Romaji: zanyo
• Kanji breakdown: 残 (zan) — remaining, leftover; 余 (yo) — surplus, excess
• Pronunciation: /za.ɴ.yo/

Meaning

Remainder; residue; surplus. What is left over after the main portion has been used, distributed, or accounted for.

A formal noun used in legal, financial, and administrative contexts. Common collocations include 残余財産 (residual assets/remaining property, especially in company dissolution), 残余リスク (residual risk), and 残余時間 (remaining time). It is more formal and precise than everyday words like 残り, and implies a deliberate accounting of what has not been consumed or claimed.

Examples

1. 会社清算の際、残余財産は株主に持ち株比率に応じて分配された。 Upon liquidation of the company, the residual assets were distributed to shareholders in proportion to their shareholdings.
2. 会議の残余時間を活用して、参加者からの質疑応答を行うことにした。 It was decided to make use of the remaining time in the meeting for a question-and-answer session with participants.
3. リスク軽減策を講じた後も残る残余リスクを、どう管理するかが課題だ。 How to manage the residual risk that remains after mitigation measures have been implemented is the key challenge.

Usage Guide

Context: law, finance, administration

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

Sino-Japanese compound. 残 means remaining, 余 means surplus or excess. Together they describe what persists beyond what has been accounted for or used — a formal counterpart to the colloquial 残り.

Cultural Context

Era: Classical

Generation: Adults

Social background: Professional