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余分 (よぶん): extra, excess, surplus — Japanese vocabulary

余分 is read よぶん and means "extra, excess, surplus". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

余分

Reading
よぶん · yobun
Translation
extra, excess, surplus
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
よぶんが

Example

肉体は余分なカロリーを脂肪に変える。

にくたいはよぶんなカロリーをしぼうにかえる。

The body converts extra calories into fat.

Kanji in this word

  • 余 — surplus, remain
  • 分 — minute, part

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