| 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 3
JLPT level N3
465 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 命 【メイ】 order, command, decree, life, destiny, fate
- 命運 【メイウン】 fate, destiny
- 延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
- 十月革命 【ジュウガツカクメイ】 October Revolution
- 命婦 【ミョウブ】 title for high-ranking court ladies
- 延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
- 安心立命 【アンシンリツメイ】 spiritual peace and enlightenment, keeping an unperturbed mind through faith
Kun reading compounds
- 命 【いのち】 life, life force, lifetime, lifespan, most important thing, foundation, core, paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love), fate, destiny, karma
- 命からがら 【いのちからがら】 for dear life, barely escaping alive
- 貴い命 【たっといいのち】 precious life
- 露の命 【つゆのいのち】 life as evanescent as the dew
Readings
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- orden
- mandato
- vida
Portuguese
- destino
- comando
- decreto
- vida
French
- destinée
- destin
- ordre
- décret
- vie
- nommer (à un poste)
| 519 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 416 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 394 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 388 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 430 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 387 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 411 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 671 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 578 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 587 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 997 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 325 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2553 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1303 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1772 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1412 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3473 | Morohashi |
| 2058 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 767 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1400 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1502 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 249 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 316 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2844 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a6.26 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 8062.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 547d | Unicode hex code |