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剰
surplus · excess · remainder
N1On: じょう
Memory Aid
Visualize a **person** (人) on the left standing next to a huge **bundle** (束) of goods, with so much that a **knife** (刀) is needed to cut away the **excess**.
Vocabulary
過剰かじょうexcess, surplus
剰余じょうよsurplus, remainder
残剰ざんじょうresidue, remainder
剰員じょういんsupernumerary, surplus personnel
Example Sentences
過剰なストレスは体に悪い。
Excessive stress is bad for your body.
市場に牛乳が過剰にある。
There is an excess of milk in the market.
計算すると、剰余が１になった。
After calculating, the remainder was 1.
プロジェクトには剰員が出たため、配置転換が行われた。
Due to surplus personnel in the project, reassignments were made.