余 – too much, myself, surplus

7 strokesTaught in grade 5#680 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 余 means too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ヨ (yo); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is あま.る、あま.り、あま.す、あんま.り (amaru, amari, amasu, anmari). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 人 (no. 9).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ヨ	yo
Kun’yomi	あま.る	amaru
Kun’yomi	あま.り	amari
Kun’yomi	あま.す	amasu
Kun’yomi	あんま.り	anmari

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 人 (Kangxi radical 9). Components: 一・二・ハ・个・亅・示・小.

Words using 余

余りあまりremainder余分よぶんextra余裕よゆうsurplus余るあまるto remain余計よけいextra余所よそanother place余暇よかleisure余地よちspace余程よほどvery余所見よそみlooking away余興よきょうperformance (at a party or banquet, etc.)

Example sentences

ぎょうざの具のあまりは？餃子を家で作りましたが、皮が少なかったせいか、具が少し余ってしまいました。

Gyoza stuffing? I made some gyoza at home but, possibly because I didn't have enough dough, I had some of the filling left over.

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私たちは余分に１０ドル必要だ。

We'll need an extra ten dollars.

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車を持つ余裕はないな。

I cannot afford to keep a car.

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Kanji with the same radical

会人今代体作以保信件側任使係価住

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