Conjugation
Tap for 余る (be left over)
Tap for 余す (leave unused)
- 余裕 — spare time / mental room
- 余分 — extra / excessive
- 余計 — unnecessary / excessive
- 余暇 — leisure time
- 余命 — remaining life span
- 余震 — aftershock
- 有余 — a little more than / upwards of
- 余る — to be left over
余 depicts a roof (⺆) with a support beneath it, symbolizing what remains under shelter — the remainder or surplus. Over time, it came to express “extra” or “leftover” in both tangible and abstract contexts like time, energy, and resources.
