JLPT N2

surplus; remain; too much

Item 23 of 481 | 7 strokes | Radical: 人 (person), 亼 (gather), 小 (small)

Readings

On'yomi
Kun'yomiあま.る

Mnemonic

Imagine a PERSON (人) GATHERING (亼) up the SMALL (小) bits that are LEFT OVER (余).

Example Words

余る (あまる) to remain, to be left over
余計 (よけい) too much, unnecessary
余裕 (よゆう) surplus, leeway, room