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Kanji: 余

KANJI
7 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
あま
あま
あま
あんま
 ON 音 
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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
(あま)
not very (used as adverb), not much
N3
(よぶん)
extra, excess, surplus
N3
(よゆう)
surplus, composure, margin, room, time, allowance, scope, rope
N2
(あま)
to remain, to be left over, to be in excess, to be too many
N2
(よけい)
too much, unnecessary, abundance, surplus, excess, superfluity
N2
(よそ)
another place, somewhere else, strange parts
N1
(あんま)
not very (this form only used as adverb), not much, remainder, rest, remnant, surplus, balance, excess, rema
N1
(よか)
leisure, leisure time, spare time
N1
(よきょう)
side show, entertainment
N1
(よそみ)
looking away, looking aside
N1
(よち)
place, room, margin, scope
N1
(よっぽど)
very, greatly, much, to a large extent, quite
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