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余分 (よぶん, yobun) Japanese meaning: extra | Kotomora
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備そな
え
て
余よ
分ぶん
な
お
金かね
を
持も
っ
て
行い
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I took extra money in preparation for the trip.
Since the number of people increased, we prepared extra chairs.
This part is one too many.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 余よ 分ぶん に 買か う to buy extra of something
I bought extra food just in case.
余よ 分ぶん な 〈 物もの 〉 an extra/unnecessary thing
This soup doesn't have any excess fat in it.
余よ 分ぶん に 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something to an excessive or extra degree
The move cost more extra money than I expected.
余よ 分ぶん を 省はぶ く to cut out the excess/unnecessary part
I trimmed the excess from the text and made it concise.
Kanji 余 too much, myself, surplus 分 part, minute of time, segment Related words 余計 also means extra or unnecessary but carries a stronger critical nuance of being needless, unwanted, or meddlesome, while 余分 is more neutral.
過剰 is a more formal, often technical word for excess or overabundance, while 余分 is the everyday word for having more than needed.
余り refers to what is left over after something is used or consumed, while 余分 focuses on there being more than necessary in the first place.
余剰 is a formal, quantitative term for a surplus (e.g., of funds or goods), while 余分 is more casual and often implies an unnecessary or extra amount.
Written forms 余よ 分ぶん Usage 97%
Standard kanji spelling for this common noun and na-adjective.
よぶん Usage 3%
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 余, associated with remaining or excess, and 分, associated with portion or amount. The spelling directly reflects the idea of an extra portion.
