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余 — surplus; too much

余 means “surplus; too much”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: ヨ (yo). Kun'yomi: あま(る) (amaru), あんま(り) (anmari). You'll see it in words such as 余る (amaru, “to remain; to be left over”).

余
Stroke order of 余
Meaning
surplus; too much
On'yomi
ヨ (yo)
Kun'yomi
あま(る) (amaru), あんま(り) (anmari)
Strokes
7
Level
JLPT N2 · set Numbers & amounts 1

How to remember 余

Parts: 人 person; roof · 小 small

Words with 余

WordReadingMeaning
余るあまる amaru kunto remain; to be left over
余すあます amasu kunto save; to leave over

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