余 — kanji meaning “too much”
余
too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder
- Meanings
- too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder
- On'yomi
- ヨ (yo)
- Kun'yomi
- あま.る、あま.り、あま.す、あんま.り
- Name readings
- あまる
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #680 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 9
- Chinese reading
- yú, tú — Chinese character page
Words with 余
| 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 |
| 余儀なく | よぎなく yoginaku | unavoidably; necessarily; inevitably |
| 余分 | よぶん yobun | extra; excess; surplus |
| 余りに | あまりに amarini | too (much); overly; excessively |
| 余剰 | よじょう yojou | surplus; remainder; residue |
| 余韻 | よいん yoin | reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); trailing note |
| 余談 | よだん yodan | digression |
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