余 = 𠆢 + 于 + 小

余 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “too much”. It is built from 𠆢 (umbrella), 于 (potato) and 小 (little). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1786. It appears as a component in 6 other characters in this index.

Keyword: too much
RTK frame: 1786
Strokes: 7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ヨ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): あま.る, あま.り, あま.す, あんま.り
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: scales, слишком много, surplus
Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi: 余 i

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 余

How to find 余 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “umbrella” + “potato” + “little”. 余 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 余 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.