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KanjiN3Grade 5 · 小57 strokesRadical 人

余 · too much, myself

余 is a kanji meaning too much, myself, surplus, other. It has 7 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ヨyo

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • あまるamaru
  • あまりamari
  • あますamasu
  • あんまりanmari

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Words that use 余 · 11 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 余
WordReadingMeaningLevel
余りあまりnot very; surplusN5
余分よぶんextra, excess, surplusN3
余裕よゆうexcess; surplusN3
余るあまるto be left over, to be in excessN2
余計よけいtoo much, unnecessary, abundance, surplus, excess, superfluityN2
余所よそanother place, somewhere else, strange partsN2
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More words that use 余
WordReadingMeaningLevel
余暇よかleisure, leisure time, spare timeN1
余興よきょうside show, entertainmentN1
余所見よそみlooking away, looking asideN1
余地よちplace, room, marginN1
余程よほどvery, much, to a large extent, quiteN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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