Moto 余: Too Much; Myself; SurplusKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ヨ
- Kun'yomi
- あま(る)、あま(り)、あま(す)、あんま(り)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 5
- Words
- 226 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ヨ)
- 余裕よゆうsurplus; margin
- 余地よちplace; room
- 余儀ないよぎないunavoidable; inevitable
- 余儀なくよぎなくunavoidably; necessarily
- 余暇よかleisure; leisure time
- 余計よけいtoo many; too much
- 余波よはwaves that remain after the wind has subsided
- 余人よじんothers; other people
- 余剰よじょうsurplus; remainder
- 余力よりょくspare energy, time or money; remaining strength
- 余震よしんaftershock
- 余念よねんanother idea
- 余韻よいんreverberation; swelling (of a hymn)
- 余命よめいremainder of one's life; one's remaining days
- 余分よぶんextra; excess
- 余勢よせいsurplus power; momentum
- 余技よぎavocation; hobby
- 余熱よねつwaste heat; remaining heat
- 余生よせいone's remaining years; the rest of one's life
- 余白よはくblank space; margin
- 余程よほどvery; greatly
- 余罪よざいother crimes; further offenses
- 余興よきょうperformance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show
- 余談よだんdigression; sequel (of a story)
- 余録よろくunofficial record; rumour
- 剰余金じょうよきんsurplus; balance
- 年余ねんよmore than a year
- 残余ざんよremainder; the rest
- 窮余きゅうよextremity; desperation
- 丈余じょうよover ten feet
- 余よother; another
- 余の儀よのぎanother method; another problem
- 余世よせいone's remaining years; the rest of one's life
- 余事よじother things; the rest
- 余人をもって代えがたいよじんをもってかえがたいhard to replace (with other person)
- 余人をもって代え難いよじんをもってかえがたいhard to replace (with other person)
- 余人を以て代えがたいよじんをもってかえがたいhard to replace (with other person)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 余りにあまりにtoo much; excessively
- 余りあまりremainder; remnant
- 余るあまるto remain; to be left over
- 余すあますto save; to leave over
- 思い余るおもいあまるto not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
- 持て余すもてあますto be too much for one; to find unmanageable
- あり余るありあまるto be superfluous; to be in excess
- の余りのあまりso much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed
- もて余すもてあますto be too much for one; to find unmanageable
- 人目に余るひとめにあまるto be too prominent
- 余し物あましものsomething not needed; person who is in the way
- 余すところなくあますところなくfully; thoroughly
- 余す所なくあますところなくfully; thoroughly
- 余す所無くあますところなくfully; thoroughly
- 余りと言えばあまりといえばexcessively
- 余りにもあまりにもtoo much; excessive
- 余り物あまりものremains; leavings
- 余り物に福があるあまりものにふくがあるdon't despair because you're the last to take your pick; you can find treasures in leftovers
- 余り物に福が有るあまりものにふくがあるdon't despair because you're the last to take your pick; you can find treasures in leftovers
Other readings
- 余っ程よっぽどvery; greatly
- 余所よそanother place; somewhere else
- 余の辞書に不可能という文字はないよのじしょにふかのうというもじはないthe word impossible is not in my dictionary
- 余の辞書に不可能という文字は無いよのじしょにふかのうというもじはないthe word impossible is not in my dictionary
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