余る (あまる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

余る (あまる) means to remain / to be left over.

See example sentences below.

余る at a glance

余る

あまるamaru

N2verb

to remain / to be left over

余るあまるamaruN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to remain / to be left over

Example 1

食べ物が余ったので保存した。

Translation

Some food was left over, so I stored it.

Example 2

時間が余ったから散歩した。

Translation

I had time left over, so I went for a walk.