余 Kanji for surplus

N3–N2Grade 57 strokes

surplus, too much, myself, other, remainder

Kun: あま.る、あま.り、あま.す、あんま.り
On: ヨ

余 is the Japanese kanji for surplus, too much, myself, other, remainder. It is written with 7 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is あま.る、あま.り、あま.す and its on reading is ヨ.

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Words with 余

余あまるto remain, to be left over, to be in excess
余あまりremainder, remnant, rest
余あますto save, to leave over, to spare
余よ裕ゆうsurplus, margin, leeway
余よ地ちspace, room, unused land
余よ暇かleisure, leisure time, spare time

Practice 余 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.