Japanese word

余る

Pronunciation

Romajiamaru

Meaning

  • verbbe left over

Example

お金が余ります。o kane ga ama ri ma su

Some money is left over.

Illustration for 余る (be left over)

More examples

予定より早く終わると、自由な時間が余ります。yo tei yo ri haya ku o wa ru to ji yū na ji kan ga ama ri ma su

If we finish earlier than planned, we have free time left over.

Core concept

Describes what remains because the available amount exceeds the amount required.

Common phrases

  • お金が余るo kane ga ama ru

    money is left over

  • 時間が余るji kan ga ama ru

    time is left over

  • 食材が余るshoku zai ga ama ru

    ingredients are left over

Similar words

残るnokoru: To remain after part has been used, removed, or finished.
余すamasu: To leave part of something unused after using less than the whole.

Definition in Japanese

使う分や必要な分を差し引いても残る。tsuka u bun ya hitsu yō na bun o sa shi hi i te mo noko ru

Word origin

The native Japanese verb 余る (amaru) expresses the idea of exceeding the necessary amount and remaining as a result.

Usage tips

  • With 余る (amaru), the subject is the excess itself, so お金が余る (okane ga amaru) means that money remains rather than that someone saves it intentionally.

Other meanings

  • be in excessverb
  • be too manyverb

Opposites

  • 不足するfusokusurube insufficientverb

Related words

  • 余りamarisurplusnoun

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