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surplus
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingジョウ
Kun readingあまつさえあま.りあま.る

Meanings

  1. surplusRtK
    日本では恒常供給であるThere is a chronic oversupply of rice in Japan.tatoeba
    もが賛辞する好きであるが賛辞誠実感じさせないという効果もつEveryone loves to hear praise, but over-praise has the opposite effect of sounding insincere.tatoeba
  2. besides
  1. balance

Popular Usage

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Mnemonic (RtK)

ride · wheat () · cereal () · silage · sword () · sabre () · saber ()

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1710

Compound words

自信過にならないよう注意しなくてはいけない。
You should beware of overconfidence.tatoeba
現在最も深刻な問題は人口過の問題である。
The most severe problem at present is that of over-population.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 剰

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