余

Meaning

余 centers on what is left over or beyond what is needed: a surplus, remainder, or excess. The sense of 'myself' or 'other' is a less common literary usage that can be seen as a separate, somewhat archaic application.

• 余りあまり
  N5

  remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers

• 余裕よゆう
  N3

  surplus; margin; leeway; room; space; time; allowance; flexibility; scope

• 余りにあまりに
  N2

  too (much); overly; excessively

• 余計よけい
  N2

  extra; more; too much; too many; excessive; superfluous; spare; surplus

• 余るあまる
  N3

  to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

• 余地よち
  N1

  place; room; margin; scope

• 余所よそ
  N2

  another place; somewhere else; strange parts

• 余程よほど
  N2

  very; greatly; much; to a large extent; quite

• 余分よぶん
  N3

  extra; excess; surplus

• 余儀なくよぎなく

  unavoidably; necessarily; inevitably

• 余命よめい

  remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)

• 余談よだん
  N1

  digression

• 余韻よいん

  reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); trailing note

• 余剰よじょう

  surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance

• 余震よしん

  aftershock

• 余暇よか
  N1

  leisure; leisure time; spare time

• 余力よりょく

  remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power

• 余波よは

  waves that remain after the wind has subsided

• 余すあます
  N1

  to save; to leave over; to spare

• 余念よねん

  another idea

• 余人よじん

  others; other people

• 余儀ないよぎない

  unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control

• 剰余金じょうよきん

  surplus; balance

• 余儀なくされるよぎなくされる

  to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

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