漢字Kanji · in Tools & Weapons
剰: surplus, besides
JLPT N111 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
刂 carries the meaning · 乗 gives the sound
11 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ジョウjou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 過剰かじょうexcess; surplus; superabundance
- 余剰よじょう
- 剰余金じょうよきんsurplus; balance
Also read あまつさえ, あまり, あまる, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Slice through it! This "standing knife" radical is all about precision and force.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseA Japanese form · Chinese writes 剩 · shèng
剰 is a Japanese simplification. Chinese writes 剩 in both simplified and traditional script.
- Simplified
- 剩 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 剩 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin shèng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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