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余地 (よち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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まだ
改かい
善ぜん
の
余よ
地ち
が
ある
。
There is still room for improvement.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 の 余よ 地ち がある there is room for ~ (improvement, doubt, negotiation, etc.)
There is still room for improvement in this plan.
〈 事こと 〉 の 余よ 地ち がない there is no room for ~ (doubt, argument, etc.)
There is no room for doubt in his explanation.
〈 動どう 詞し 〉 余よ 地ち を 残のこ す to leave room to ~
Let's leave room for reconsideration before reaching a conclusion.
Expressions 立りっ 錐すい の 余よ 地ち the slightest bit of room; room to stand a gimlet on its end 立りっ 錐すい の 余よ 地ち もない so crowded there's no room to stand; jam-packed; full to capacity Kanji 余 too much, myself, surplus 餘 surplus, excess, remainder Related words 余裕 refers to a concrete surplus of time, money, or mental composure, while 余地 is the abstract room or scope for something to happen or be considered.
空間 denotes actual physical space, whereas 余地 denotes abstract room for possibility, action, or thought.
余地 emphasizes room or margin left for something (e.g. improvement), whereas 空き is a more concrete term for empty space.
余地 means leeway or room for something abstract like negotiation or improvement, whereas スペース usually refers to concrete physical room.
Written forms 余よ 地ち Usage 100%
Standard modern kanji spelling.
餘よ 地ち
out-dated kanji form
Outdated kanji form using 餘 instead of 余.
Etymology Compound of 余 (yo, 'extra, surplus') and 地 (chi, 'ground, place'), literally meaning 'extra ground' or 'surplus space', which extended to abstract 'room' or 'margin'.
