Japanese symbol for “holdover”
余弊
よへい
Romaji: yohei
resulting evil; holdover
In Japanese, holdover is 余弊, read よへい (yohei).
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Meanings
- n resulting evil; holdover
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “holdover”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 残存者 | ざんそんしゃ zansonsha | survivor; holdover |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 余裕 | よゆう yoyuu | surplus; margin; leeway |
| 余計 | よけい yokei | extra; more; too much |
| 余地 | よち yochi | space; room; unused land |
| 余り | あまり amari | remainder; remnant; rest |
| 余る | あまる amaru | to remain; to be left over; to be in excess |
| 余暇 | よか yoka | leisure; leisure time; spare time |
| 弊害 | へいがい heigai | harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice |
| 疲弊 | ひへい hihei | exhaustion; fatigue |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.