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How do you read 残照 in Japanese?
Light lingers after the sun has set.
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Light lingering in the sky after sunset. 照 is shō.
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残 from remain and 照 from illuminate
kanji with 日 and 召 above four dots
sunset light compound starting 残
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残: 10 strokes; radical 歹 (death/decay). 照: 13 strokes; radical 灬 (fire). Visual search descriptions are distinct from dictionary radical classifications.
残10 strokes / radical: 歹 (death/decay)
照13 strokes / radical: 灬 (fire)
Stroke counts and radicals follow the Japanese dictionary Kanjipedia; other dictionaries may differ.
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The answer is
ざんしょう
zanshō
残照
Understand the meaning
English translationLingering sunset light / afterglow
Brightness lingering in the sky after the sun has set, used in descriptions of an evening landscape.
See it in a sentence
山の稜線の向こうに残照が広がり、雲の端が赤く染まった。Lingering sunset light spread beyond the ridge and reddened the edges of the clouds.
A way to remember
残 is zan and 照 is shō. Connect the word with lingering light rather than choosing its meaning by sound alone.
Sources：Kanjipedia: 残照
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Describe where the last light falls
Use 残照に染まる or 残照を浴びる, naming the hillside or clouds where the light remains.
例：日没後の展望台から、残照に染まる雲をしばらく眺めた。
From the lookout after sunset, I watched clouds tinted by the lingering light.
The remaining light, rather than the sun itself
The focus is the light. Distinguish whether the sun’s disk is visible from whether its light still colors the sky or land.
References for this explanation：Kanjipedia: 残照
Explanation checked on 2026-11-02. Additional examples were written by DuraRing for this page.
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