余 — too much, myself, surplus
あまる
余
too much
あまる
U+4F59
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #680
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1786
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- too much
- myself
- surplus
- other
- remainder
Readings
- On'yomi
- よ yo
- Kun'yomi
- あま ama
word
あま ama Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
よ yo On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
あんま anma
Words by frequency and grade
23 wordsEach dot is a word containing 余: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 10 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.