余よ白はく

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Meanings

Refers to empty space on a page, document, or surface; also used figuratively for potential or room to act.

〈物もの〉に余よ白はくを残のこすto leave blank space/a margin in something
レポートの下したに余よ白はくを残のこしてください。
Please leave some blank space at the bottom of the report.
余よ白はくに書かき込こむto write something in the margin
教きょう科か書しょの余よ白はくに単たん語ごの意い味みを書かき込こんだ。
I wrote the meaning of the word in the margin of the textbook.
余よ白はくを埋うめるto fill in blank space
ポスターの余よ白はくを写しゃ真しんで埋うめた。
I filled in the blank space on the poster with photos.
余よ白はくがあるthere is blank space/margin left
このページはまだ余よ白はくがある。
There's still blank space left on this page.

空くう白はくN1
空白 is the broader word for any blank or empty space (including gaps in forms or time), while 余白 specifically means the leftover blank space on a page or surface, like a margin.
マージン
マージン is a loanword used mainly in printing, design, or business contexts for a page margin or profit margin, while 余白 is the everyday Japanese word for blank space on a page.
欄らん外がい
余白 is the general term for any blank space (e.g. in design or writing), while 欄外 specifically means the margin outside a column or table on a printed page.

Compound of 余 (yo, 'extra, surplus') and 白 (haku, 'white, blank'). The reading よはく is the standard on'yomi combination.