# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 余る | あまる (amaru) | to remain; to be left over |
| 余す | あます (amasu) | to save; to leave over |

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

[超](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/go-beyond/) · [般](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/general-kind/) · [諸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/various/) · [余](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/surplus/) · [億](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/hundred-million/) · [測](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/gauge/) · [枚](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/counter-for-flat-things/) · [複](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/multiple/) · [束](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bundle/)

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