Kanji

余

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

余裕 よゆう
朝食を食べる時間の余裕がない。

I don't have enough time to eat breakfast.

時間的 じかんてき
時間的な余裕が全くない。

I have no time to spare at all.

余計 よけい
余計な心配はしないでください。

Please don't worry unnecessarily.

災い わざわい
口は災いの元というが、余計なことは言わない方がいい。

They say the mouth is the source of calamity, so it's better not to say unnecessary things.

余地 よち
彼の説明には、まだ疑いの余地がある。

There is still room for doubt in his explanation.

疑う うたがう
彼の誠実さを疑う余地はない。

There is no room to doubt his sincerity.

余る あまる
料理が多すぎて、たくさん余った。

The food was too much, so a lot was left over.

密封 みっぷう
余った食材は密封容器に入れて冷蔵庫で保管してください。

Please store leftover ingredients in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

余り あまり
余りの暑さに、彼は冷たい水を一気に飲み干した。

Because of the excessive heat, he drank the cold water all at once.

余 よ
二十余年の歳月が流れた。

Twenty-odd years have passed.

Example Vocabulary

余裕

よゆう

margin; room; leeway; composure

余計

よけい

extra; excess; unnecessary; uncalled-for

余地

よち

room; margin; scope

余る

あまる

to remain; to be left over; to exceed

余り

あまり

the remainder; excess; (adv) too much; (adv with negative) not very much

余

よ

over; more than; odd; I (archaic/formal)

余韻

よいん

reverberation; lingering sound; aftertaste

持て余す

もてあます

to have too much of; to not know what to do with

余程

よほど

very; considerably; quite

余計なお世話

よけいなおせわ

none of your business; meddling; uncalled-for advice

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