How to say "remnant" in Japanese

• あまりJLPT N5approx.Common
  no-adjectiveA leftover or surplus: the portion of food, money, or time that remains after the rest has been used. Usually written in kana alone.
  ぎょうざの具ぐのあまりは？餃子ぎょーざを家いえで作つくりましたが、皮かわが少すくなかったせいか、具ぐが少すこし余あまってしまいました。↗

  Gyoza stuffing? I made some gyoza at home but, possibly because I didn't have enough dough, I had some of the filling left over.
• 半端はんぱJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, na-adjectiveAn odd leftover piece or fragment: a remnant that does not make a complete set or whole. It also carries the sense of something incomplete or half-done.
  半端はんぱな時間じかんに自転車じてんしゃに乗のるだけだ。↗

  I only ride a bicycle at odd times.
• 残りのこりJLPT N3approx.Common
  no-adjectiveWhat is left or the rest: the remainder of food, time, or work after part has been used or done. The broadest, most neutral of these words for 'what remains.'
  私わたしたちの内うち残のこりの者ものはあとに残のこることになっている。↗

  The rest of us are to stay behind.
• 残滓ざんしCommon
  no-adjectiveA figurative remnant: the last traces, vestiges, or dregs of something that has largely disappeared or been destroyed. For an ordinary leftover or remainder, 残り or あまり is the natural choice.

「残り」 is the neutral word for what is left; 「あまり」 suggests a leftover or surplus; 半端 is an odd leftover piece or incomplete set; 残滓 is figurative — the last traces or dregs of something mostly gone.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• あまりremainder
• 半端はんぱremnant
• 残りのこりremainder
• 残滓ざんしremains
• 使い残しつかいのこしremnant
• 使い残りつかいのこりremnant
• 残物ざんぶつremnant
• 残部ざんぶremainder
• 残片ざんぺんfragment
• あんましremainder
• 余り物あまりものleftovers