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余

Surplus
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingヨ
Kun readingあま.る、あま.す
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 5Level 20

Verbs with «余»

余る

Meanings

  1. surplus
  2. too muchRtK
  3. myself
  4. other
  5. remainder
  1. another
  2. remaining
  3. leftover
  4. over

Popular Usage

余り余る

Radicals and components

Radical人person亻variant
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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umbrella · potato · small (小)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1786

Compound words

余りあまり
remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus
余るあまる
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
余地よち
place; room; margin; scope
余白よはく
blank space; margin; blank canvas
余韻嫋嫋よいんじょうじょう
(sound) lingering in the air
余すあます
to save; to leave over; to spare
余韻よいん
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); trailing note; lingering memory; aftertaste
余暇よか
leisure; leisure time; spare time
余計よけい
extra; more; too much; too many; excessive
余剰よじょう
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
余震よしん
aftershock
余談よだん
digression
余念よねん
another idea
余波よは
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
余分よぶん
extra; excess; surplus
余命よめい
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
余裕よゆう
surplus; margin; leeway; room; space
余力よりょく
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
余人よじん
others; other people
余所よそ
another place; somewhere else; strange parts; outside (one's family or group); someone else
余程よほど
very; greatly; much; to a large extent; quite
剰余金じょうよきん
surplus; balance
余りにあまりに
too (much); overly; excessively
余儀ないよぎない
unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control

Additional Examples

彼は日常生活の中でエネルギーを余り使わない事を決めた。
He decided not to use much energy in his daily life.tatoeba
彼は上手い事を言って母親から余分にお金をせしめた。
He coaxed extra money from his mother.tatoeba
彼は自動車を買う余裕はない。まして家は買えない。
He cannot afford to buy a car, much less a house.tatoeba
彼は自動車を買う余裕はない。
He cannot afford to buy a car.tatoeba
- 字余り、字足らず
Extra or insufficient syllableswiki
全文6500文字余り。
Full text: 6500 characters or more.wiki
風帯の先が余る場合には折り目に合わせて曲げる。
When the 'futai' is too long, bend them along with a creased line.wiki

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Surplus. 人 (roof) + 小 — more under the roof than is needed.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 余

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step