Onyomi: ヨ · Kunyomi: あま.す, あま.り, あま.る, あんま.り · Meanings: myself, other, remainder, surplus, too much
Kanji for myself, other, remainder, surplus, too much
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The kanji 余 comes from the idea of a person standing under a large roof or shelter, with space left around them. The top part represents an extended roof, something wide or spacious. Beneath it is a person, not cramped or squeezed, but with room to breathe. Ancient scribes used this image to express “surplus,” “extra,” or “leftover” — the feeling that there is more than what is needed. Over time, this scene of a person under a roomy shelter became the character for “excess,” “remaining,” or “in addition.”
余 shows a person standing comfortably beneath a wide roof, symbolizing having more space or more resources than needed — the idea of something extra or leftover.
Imagine standing under a big roof with plenty of room around you—so much space that you have “extra” to spare. That roomy feeling is 余: something left over, more than enough.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 余 | よ | other, another, remaining, leftover | Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun |
| 余り | あまり | remainder, remnant, rest, balance, surplus, remains (of a meal), leftovers | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N1 JLPT-N5 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 余裕 | よゆう | surplus, margin, leeway, room, space, time, allowance, flexibility, scope | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 余分 | よぶん | extra, excess, surplus | common JLPT-N3 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 余計 | よけい | extra, more, too much, too many, excessive, superfluous, spare, surplus | common JLPT-N2 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 余る | あまる | to remain, to be left over, to be in excess, to be too many | common JLPT-N2 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 余所 | よそ | another place, somewhere else, strange parts | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 余地 | よち | place, room, margin, scope | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 余暇 | よか | leisure, leisure time, spare time | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 余程 | よほど | very, greatly, much, to a large extent, quite | common JLPT-N1 Adverb (fukushi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |