余計

よけい

Meanings

1. な-adjective extra; more; too much; too many; excessive; superfluous; spare; surplus
2. unnecessary; needless; uncalled-for; unwanted; uninvited
3. Adverb all the more; even more

Kanji

• 余 surplus. Read as ヨ.
• 計 measure. Read as ケイ.

Example sentences

• よけいなお世話だ。
  It's none of your business.
• 我々は手紙を手書きにしているので、時間が余計にかかる。
  We're eating up a lot of time writing letters by hand.
• 俺達に愛を説いたって無駄さ。余計憎しみを煽るだけなんだから。
  Don't fall in love because we hate you still.
• よけいなお節介だ。
  Mind your own business.
• 余計問題が複雑になるだけだ。
  That'll complicate matters more.

Common phrases

• 余計な情報
• 余計な一言

Words containing 余計

• 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) person whose presence is unwelcome, unnecessary or a nuisance

Word lists

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