JLPT N3 · 7 strokes
Kanji 余: "too much, myself, surplus"
The kanji 余 means "too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ヨ in on'yomi and あま.る, あま.り, あま.す, あんま.り in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヨ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あま.るあま.りあま.すあんま.り
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 680 of 2,501 |
Common words with 余
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 余りremainder; remnant; rest; balance · (not) very; (not) much
- 余裕surplus; margin; leeway; room · composure; placidity; complacency; calm
- 余計extra; more; too much; too many · unnecessary; needless; uncalled-for; unwanted
- 余りにもbeaucoup trop, excessivement
- 余りにtrop, excessivement
- 余程very; greatly; much; to a large extent · just about to; almost; very nearly
- 余っ程vraiment, considérablement, sacrément · il vaudrait bien mieux
- 余所another place; somewhere else; strange parts · outside (one's family or group); someone else; other people
- 余地place; room; margin; scope
- の余りà un point tel que, sous l'effet d'un excès de..., tellement... que
- 余autre, restant · plus de, et quelques
- 余るto remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
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