剰 Surplus

Radical Combination

• 禾

  Grain
• 口

  Mouth
• 刂

  Knife

Meaning

Primary

Surplus

Mnemonic

There's so much grain in your mouth you need to use a knife to remove it. Only when there is a surplus can you put that much grain in your mouth.

Hints

Imagine seeing so much grain that you can stuff your mouth so full you can't swallow or spit it out. You have to use a knife to remove it. After you get all the grain out, comment on the surplus of grain.

Readings

On’yomi

じょう

Kun’yomi

あまつさえ, あま

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

The surplus is thanks to the hard work of folks like Joe (じょう), the big farmhand. He worked hard to make sure there was a surplus of grain this year.

Hints

Remember how Joe made the soil better? Perhaps this is some of that work paying off. Thanks to that and everything else, there is a great surplus.