| 728 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 820 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 800 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 735 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 408 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 483 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 313 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 448 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1063 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1109 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 959 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 50 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2535 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1289 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1757 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1673 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 515 | Morohashi |
| 2042 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 168 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1657 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1786 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 468 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 675 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
680 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 余 【ヨ】 other, another, remaining, leftover, over, more than, I, me
- 余韻 【ヨイン】 reverberation, swelling (of a hymn), trailing note, lingering memory, aftertaste, suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
- 残余 【ザンヨ】 remainder, the rest, residue
- 窮余 【キュウヨ】 extremity, desperation
Kun reading compounds
- 余る 【あまる】 to remain, to be left over, to be in excess, to be too many
- 余り 【あまり】 remainder, remnant, rest, balance, surplus, remains (of a meal), leftovers, (not) very, (not) much, too much, excessively, overly, extreme, great, severe, tremendous, terrible, more than, over
- 余りに 【あまりに】 too (much), overly, excessively
- 余す 【あます】 to save, to leave over, to spare
- 余すところなく 【あますところなく】 fully, thoroughly
- 余り 【あまり】 remainder, remnant, rest, balance, surplus, remains (of a meal), leftovers, (not) very, (not) much, too much, excessively, overly, extreme, great, severe, tremendous, terrible, more than, over
- 余りに 【あまりに】 too (much), overly, excessively
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あまる
- Korean:
- yeo
Spanish
- remanente
- exceso
- resto
- otro
- distinto
- uno mismo
- quedar
- sobrar
- ser demasiado
Portuguese
- demais
- eu mesmo
- excedente
- outro
- restante
French
- trop
- moi-même
- surplus
- autre
- reste
| 2841 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a5.24 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 8090.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f59 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
527 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 光学 【コウガク】 optics
- 光栄 【コウエイ】 honour, honor, glory, privilege
- 脚光 【キャッコウ】 footlight, limelight
- 発光 【ハッコウ】 emission (of light), radiation (of light), luminescence
Kun reading compounds
- 光る 【ひかる】 to shine, to glitter, to be bright
- 光る棒 【ひかるぼう】 glowstick, neon light stick
- 光 【ひかり】 light, illumination, ray, beam, gleam, glow, happiness, hope, influence, power, vision, eyesight, optical fiber, optical fibre
- 光り輝く 【ひかりかがやく】 to shine, to glitter
- 越光 【こしひかり】 Koshihikari (variety of rice)
- 柔らかな光 【やわらかなひかり】 soft light
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 こお、 てる、 ひこ、 み、 みつ
- Korean:
- gwang
Spanish
- rayo
- luz
- paisaje
- honor
- brillar
- brillo
Portuguese
- raio
- luz
French
- rayon
- lumière
| 72 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 129 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 116 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 417 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1358 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 217 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 123 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 281 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 138 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 138 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 464 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 143 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3043 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1550 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2121 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 120 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1350 | Morohashi |
| 2391 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 349 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 119 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 125 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 345 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 121 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1057 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 9021.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5149 | Unicode hex code |