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Kanji Details for 余

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Stroke Count
7 Strokes
Radical
人 + 5 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder
Readings
Kun'yomi: あま.る、あま.す。(Jouyou Reading)
あま.り、あまる、あんま.り。
On'yomi: ヨ。(Go-on, Kan-on Readings)

Japanese Meaning for 余

Dictionary Entry for 余

yo
no adjective, noun
  1. other; another; remaining; leftover
noun, used as a suffix, noun
  1. over; more than
pronoun
  1. I; me

Stroke Order Diagrams for 余

Construction of Character for 余

Radicals and parts present in 余
Part
Part one, one radical (no.1) Kanji Details »
Part feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6) Kanji Details »
Part two, two radical (no.2) Kanji Details »
Part little, small Kanji Details »
Part show, indicate, point out, express, display Kanji Details »
Part 𠆢 Kanji Details »
Kanji variants for 余
Traditional Chinese Character, Old Character Form
Origin and construction of 余
  1. 象形。取っ手のついた刃物又は農具。農具で土を押しのけること。「」の原字、「除」は土をおしのけのぞく。自称に用いたのは音を借りたもの。

Kanji related to 余

Meanings in Other Languages for 余

French
  1. trop, moi-même, surplus, autre, reste
Portuguese
  1. demais, eu mesmo, excedente, outro, restante
Spanish
  1. remanente, exceso, resto, otro, distinto, uno mismo, quedar, sobrar, ser demasiado

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