I don't have enough time to eat breakfast.
余
too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder
Kanji
Grade
Grade 5
Strokes
7 strokes
Radical
人部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
ヨ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
あまる, あまり, あます, あんまり
Nanori (Name Reading)
われ
Common Readings
ヨ, あま…す, あま…る
Example sentences
I have no time to spare at all.
Please don't worry unnecessarily.
They say the mouth is the source of calamity, so it's better not to say unnecessary things.
There is still room for doubt in his explanation.
There is no room to doubt his sincerity.
The food was too much, so a lot was left over.
Please store leftover ingredients in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Because of the excessive heat, he drank the cold water all at once.
Twenty-odd years have passed.
Example Vocabulary
余裕
margin; room; leeway; composure
余計
extra; excess; unnecessary; uncalled-for
余地
room; margin; scope
余る
to remain; to be left over; to exceed
余り
the remainder; excess; (adv) too much; (adv with negative) not very much
余
over; more than; odd; I (archaic/formal)
余韻
reverberation; lingering sound; aftertaste
持て余す
to have too much of; to not know what to do with
余程
very; considerably; quite
余計なお世話
none of your business; meddling; uncalled-for advice
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