余
Too Much
Meanings
Too Much, Myself, Surplus, Other, Remainder
On'yomi
よ
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
あま.る、 あま.り、 あま.す、 あんま.り
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
余 is written in 7 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
余 (Too Much) is taught on WaniKani at level 20 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 5 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #680 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 7 strokes.
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