余よ名めい

suffix

more than ...; exceeding ...

Suffix attached to a number to mean 'more than that number' or 'exceeding that number', used specifically for people. Common in formal or written contexts.

• 参さん加か者しゃは100余よ名めいにのぼった。

  The number of participants reached more than 100.

• その事じ故こで50余よ名めいが負ふ傷しょうした。

  More than 50 people were injured in the accident.