余

Related characters

 * ( of 余)

Usage notes

 * This character is not to be confused with visually similar but unrelated.
 * Note that 余 is also the simplified form of in mainland China and Japan. However, in, 余 and  are two distinct characters.

Glyph origin
– thatched cottage; house. Original form of.

Etymology 2

 * “I; me”
 * Related to, and , forming the *l- series of first-person Old Chinese personal pronouns. This series is commonly used by  kings to refer to themselves.
 * In contrast, Old Chinese also had the *ŋ- series of first-person pronouns, represented by and, which became more widely used over time.
 * Further etymology is obscure.

Definitions

 * 1)  I; me
 * 2)  the fourth month of the Chinese calendar
 * : Yu
 * 1)  the fourth month of the Chinese calendar
 * : Yu

Glyph origin
Simplified from 餘 (elimination of 𩙿).


 * 1) over, too much
 * 2) extraneous, remainder

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1) over, more than, a little more than, plus, upwards of
 * 2) other
 * 3) remainder
 * 1) other
 * 2) remainder
 * 1) remainder
 * 1) remainder

Suffix

 * 1) over, more than, a little more than, plus, upwards of

Etymology 2
From.

Pronoun

 * 1) I, me first-person pronoun
 * 2) * 1909,, Romazi Nikki
 * "ja"

- Yo wa Sai wo aisiteru; aisiteru kara koso kono Nikki wo yomase taku nai no da.