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What is the Kanji for 'Excess'? | 余

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Excess', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Excess' is 余.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Excess

    Reading

    kunyomiあま

    ama

    onyomi

    yo

    Parts

    Example Word

    余所: elsewhere. The Japanese noun '余所 (よそ)' primarily means 'elsewhere' or 'another place'. It is used to refer to a place that is not here, often implying a sense of distance or separation. This word can also carry a nuance of something being outside one's immediate concern or awareness. For example: I heard it from elsewhere「それを余所で聞きました」(それをよそでききました). He is always thinking about elsewhere「彼はいつも余所のことを考えている」(かれはいつもよそのことをかんがえている). Additionally, '余所' can sometimes imply a sense of detachment or indifference, as in '余所事 (よそごと)', meaning 'someone else's affair'.

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    7

    JLPT

    N3

    Grade

    5

    Frequency

    273

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    component

    component

As Part Of Other Kanji

This kanji appears as part of 5 other kanji:

    kanji

    Meaning

    Exclude, Remove

    kanji

    Meaning

    Way, Route

    kanji

    Meaning

    Slanting, Diagonal

    kanji

    Meaning

    Slowly, Gradually

    kanji

    Meaning

    Describe, Confer

Words Using

This kanji is used in 9 words:

    word

    余り

    Meaning

    Not much

    word

    余る

    Meaning

    Remain

    word

    余裕

    Meaning

    Leeway

    word

    余程

    Meaning

    Considerably, Very

    word

    余計

    Meaning

    Extra, Unnecessary

    word

    Meaning

    Extra

    word

    余地

    Meaning

    Room, Margin

    word

    余所

    Meaning

    Elsewhere

    word

    余分

    Meaning

    Extra

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What does 余 mean?

余 means 'Excess'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Fifth Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N3 exam.

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