余
余·surplus, remainder, leftover, other
- On-yomi
- ヨ
- Kun-yomi
- あま(る)あま(す)
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 余裕 | よゆう | room, leeway, composure |
| 余る | あまる | to be left over |
| 余分 | よぶん | extra, surplus |
| 余計 | よけい | unnecessary, excessive |
| 余地 | よち | room, scope |
Example sentences
時間に余裕を持って出発しましょう。
じかんによゆうをもってしゅっぱつしましょう。
Let's leave with plenty of time to spare.
料理が余ったので、冷蔵庫に入れた。
りょうりがあまったので、れいぞうこにいれた。
There was food left over, so I put it in the fridge.
余計なことを言って、彼を怒らせてしまった。
よけいなことをいって、かれをおこらせてしまった。
I said something unnecessary and made him angry.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- 余裕 is よゆう; 裕 is ユウ, as in 裕福.
- 余る (intransitive, be left over) vs 余す (transitive, leave over): お金が余る, 余すところなく.
Memory aid
Picture it
A roof over a table 示 with something still on it: what remains, the surplus.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 余りあまり(with a negative) not very, not much; too much; remainder, a little over
- 余裕よゆうroom to spare (money, time, space); composure
- 余分よぶんextra, surplus, more than needed
- 余震よしんaftershock
- 目に余るめにあまるto be intolerable; too much to overlook
- 余計よけいunnecessary, uncalled-for, excess; (as an adverb) all the more
- 余るあまるto be left over, to remain, to be in excess, to be too many
- 余所よそsomewhere else, another place; somebody else's (house, family)
- 余儀なくよぎなくunavoidably (forced to)
- 余韻よいんlingering resonance, aftertaste
- 余白よはくblank space, margin
- 余程よっぽどvery; considerably; to a great extent; (or) very nearly (did something)
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