余

meaningtoo much, myself, surplus, other, remainder

On'yomi
ヨ
Kun'yomi
あま.る、あま.り、あま.す、あんま.り
Strokes
7
Taught in
Japanese grade 5
Frequency
#680 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

余
  • 余裕よゆうsurplus
  • 余地よちspace
  • 余儀ないよぎないunavoidable
  • 余儀なくよぎなくunavoidably
  • 余暇よかleisure
  • 余計よけいextra
  • 余りにあまりにtoo
  • 余波よはwaves that remain after the wind has subsided

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