よ
余
じょう
剰
じん
人
いん
員

noun

  1. excess personnel, redundant staff.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
よ
余
じょう
剰
じん
人
いん
員
 余剰人員 よじょうじんいん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

too much, myself, surplus
ヨ　あま.る　あんま.り (5th, N3)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ　あつまる
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
tree (木) variant
surplus, besides
ジョウ　あま.り　あまつさえ (9th, N1)
ride, power, multiplication
の.る　ジョウ　のり (3rd, N3)
droop, suspend, hang
た.れる　スイ　たる (6th, N1)
thousand
セン　ち　かず (1st, N5)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
employee, member, number
イン　いな　かず (3rd, N4)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
shellfish
かい　バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)