A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 7 strokes

Too Much ; Myself ; Surplus ; Other ; Remainder

Readings on: ヨ
Kun readings: あま.る・あま.り・あま.す・あんま.り

余すあます — leave a rest

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 余分よぶん — surplus; remainder Word card → Source
• 余裕よゆう — margin; place; discount Word card → Source
• 余談よだん — Digression Source
• 余地よち — scope; location; margin Source
• 余暇よか — leisure; leisure time Source
• 余剰よじょう — residue; redundant; balance Source