Meaning of 余計 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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余計JLPT 2
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Kana Readingよけい
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Romajiyokei
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), adverb (fukushi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- too much; unnecessary; extraneous; abundance; surplus; excess; superfluity
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Example Sentences
余計, よけい used in context
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Sorry, that was none of my business.
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The extra effort raised his blood pressure above normal.
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Go about your business.
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None of your business.
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Attend to your own business.
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I like him all the more for his weaknesses.
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Kanji found in this word
too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder
On: ヨ
Kun: あま.る, あま.り, あま.す, あんま.り
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