Word Meaning 余計

よけい yokei

余計 is read as よけい (yokei) and means all the more.

Meaning

English

  1. all the more
  2. even more
  3. unnecessary
  4. needless
  5. uncalled-for
  6. unwanted
  7. uninvited
  8. extra

Reading

Kana

よけい

Romaji

yokei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Synonyms 余り,過剰,余剰,余分 Rank 4661 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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余計なお世話

よけいなおせわ

none of your business

余計者

よけいもの

superfluous man (literary archetype)

余り

あまり

(not) very

余地

よち

place

余人

よじん

others

余る

あまる

to remain

余分

よぶん

extra

余す

あます

to save

余談

よだん

digression

余所

よそ

another place

余力

よりょく

money to spare

余程

よほど

just about to