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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

    余

    Meaning

    Excess

    Reading

    kunyomiあま

    ama

    onyomiよ

    yo

    Parts

    朩 亼

    Example Word

    余り: not much. The Japanese adverb '余り (あまり)' is used to indicate that something is 'not much' or 'not very' in terms of degree or frequency. It is often used in negative sentences to express that something does not happen often or to a great extent. For example: I don't eat sushi much「私は寿司をあまり食べません」(わたしはすしをあまりたべません). He is not very tall「彼はあまり背が高くない」(かれはあまりせがたかくない). It can also be used in positive sentences to mean 'too much' or 'excessively', but this usage is less common and typically requires additional context to clarify the meaning.

    Radical

    人

    Stroke Count

    7

    JLPT

    N3

    Grade

    5

    Frequency

    273

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 余

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

    component

    朩

    component

    亼

余 As Part Of Other Kanji

This kanji appears as part of 5 other kanji:

    kanji

    徐

    Meaning

    Slowly, Gradually

    kanji

    叙

    Meaning

    Describe, Confer

    kanji

    斜

    Meaning

    Slanting, Diagonal

    kanji

    途

    Meaning

    Way, Route

    kanji

    除

    Meaning

    Exclude, Remove

Words Using 余

This kanji is used in 9 words:

    word

    余り

    Meaning

    Not much

    word

    余裕

    Meaning

    Leeway

    word

    余計

    Meaning

    Extra, Unnecessary

    word

    余所

    Meaning

    Elsewhere

    word

    余

    Meaning

    Extra

    word

    余地

    Meaning

    Room, Margin

    word

    余分

    Meaning

    Extra

    word

    余る

    Meaning

    Remain

    word

    余程

    Meaning

    Considerably, Very

Learn the Kanji 余

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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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