# 剰 — excess; besides

剰 means “excess; besides”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: ジョウ (jou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: excess; besides
- On'yomi: ジョウ (jou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Numbers & amounts 1

## How to remember 剰

Sounds like 乗: both read ジョウ.

Parts: 乗 ride · 刂 sword

## Don't confuse it with

[垂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hang-down/) · [郵](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/mail/) · [睡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/slumber/) · [唾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/saliva/)

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 1” set

[充](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fill/) · [微](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/minute/) · [斉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/all-together/) · [尽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/exhaust/) · [蓄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/amass/) · [丁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/city-block/) · [騰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/soar/) · [剰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/excess/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/excess/. Last updated 2026-11-01.