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余
計
よ
けい

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余
計
よ
けい

yokei

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N2
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N2

  1. too many; too much; excessive; superfluous; superabundant; extra; spare; surplus

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)

  2. unnecessary; needless; uncalled-for; otiose

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    EXAMPLE
    こんな余計(よけい)な機能(きのう)なんでつけたんだろう。
    What did they add this needless function for? (E.g. on a device.)

  3. abundantly; excessively; needlessly; all the more

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb

Full entry for 余計

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