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Kanji: 余

KANJI
余
7 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
あまる
あまり
あます
あんまり
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 6 (completion of 5th grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 5th grade in Japan
Radical:
人(亻)
Radical name:
ひと(にんべん)
Meaning:
Too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder
Usage:
Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 700 kanji are used even more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N3
余(あま)り
not very (used as adverb), not much
N3
余分(よぶん)
extra, excess, surplus
N3
余裕(よゆう)
surplus, composure, margin, room, time, allowance, scope, rope
N2
余(あま)る
to remain, to be left over, to be in excess, to be too many
N2
余計(よけい)
too much, unnecessary, abundance, surplus, excess, superfluity
N2
余所(よそ)
another place, somewhere else, strange parts
N1
余(あんま)り
not very (this form only used as adverb), not much, remainder, rest, remnant, surplus, balance, excess, rema
N1
余暇(よか)
leisure, leisure time, spare time
N1
余興(よきょう)
side show, entertainment
N1
余所見(よそみ)
looking away, looking aside
N1
余地(よち)
place, room, margin, scope
N1
余程(よっぽど)
very, greatly, much, to a large extent, quite
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