残り
のこり · nokori · JLPT N3 · noun
left-over
🍛🍽️ Sounds like no curry: only the leftovers remain
残り is the noun form of the verb 残る (nokoru, to remain): the -ri ending turns the verb into a thing, so nokori means what is left over. The kanji 残 means to remain or be left behind.
残 — 歹 (bones/death) + 戔 (small/cut, phonetic)
A semantic-phonetic compound: 歹 (bare bones, death) gives the meaning of harm or ruin, while 戔 (two 戈 spears, suggesting cutting) supplies the sound. Originally meant to injure or destroy, later extended to 'remnant, leftover' — what remains after damage.