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Japanese word 余分: extra / surplus / more than needed. Meanings and example sentences.

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余分 (よぶん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

余分 (よぶん) means extra / surplus / more than needed.

See example sentences below.

余分 at a glance

余分

よぶんyobun

N3adj

extra / surplus / more than needed

余分よぶんyobunN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 余分

Core meaning

extra / surplus / more than needed

Basic example sentences

Example 1

この料理はよぶんがあります。

Translation

There is extra food in this dish.

Example 2

よぶんな時間を使わないでください。

Translation

Please don't use extra time.

Kanji 余: too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder

Kanji 余: too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder

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Kanji 分: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100

Kanji 分: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100

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