剰
剰 — Surplus
surplus, besides
On’yomiジョウ (jou)
Kun’yomiあまつさえ (amatsusae)
Kun’yomiあまり (amari)
Kun’yomiあまる (amaru)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 剰
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 過剰 | かじょう kajou | excess; surplus; superabundance |
| 余剰 | よじょう yojou | surplus; remainder; residue |
| 剰余金 | じょうよきん jouyokin | surplus; balance |
Study notes
剰 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1448 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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