# 剰 excessive

乗 (ride a vehicle) Same-ON + 刀 (sword)
★☆☆☆☆
11 strokes
SIDEKICK

## Onyomi

JOU |

## Mnemonic

| It's hard for JOE Stalin to get on the train with his excessive swords, he can't even fit in the door!

## Jukugo

過剰(かじょう) XXX | excessive XXX ★☆☆☆☆ PRE 過 (surpass / too much) + 剰 (excessive) = 過剰 (excessive XXX) PREFIX (sometimes SUFFIX!) meaning excessive - sometimes as in an overdose of drugs, an excess of personnel, but usually an excess of an attitude or behavior. This prefix is the only time you'll ever see the 剰　kanji.
自信過剰(じしんかじょう) | overconfidence. ☆☆☆☆☆ 自信 (self-confidence) + 過剰 (excessive XXX) = 自信過剰 (overconfidence.)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
郵 | mail | TOWN |
剰 | excessive | SWORD | 刀
種 | seed　/ type or kind | WHEAT |
動 | movement | STRENGTH | 力

You send a letter in the mail to TOWN,

but the SWORD cuts the excessive stuff down.

Types of WHEAT seeds come in different lengths,
but to move and plant them takes a lot of STRENGTH.

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
利 | handy | WHEAT |
剰 | excessive | RIDE | 乗

WHEAT is a handy snack, but

excessive mc's RIDING your jock is wack.

## Synonyms

remaining surplus 残り 余り 余計 過剰