Word details

目に余る

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 目に余る.

Dictionary

Entry

目に余るにあまるExpressionGodan verbFreq #31154
1

to be intolerable; to be unpardonable

Examples
彼の横暴ぶりは目に余った
His tyrannies were beyond endurance.
2

to be too many to see all at once

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

5 strokesFrequency 76JLPT N4Grade 1

On

モクボク

Kun

-めま-

Nanori

さかんさがんさっかさつか

too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder

7 strokesFrequency 680JLPT N2Grade 5

On

Kun

あま.るあま.りあま.すあんま.り

Nanori

あまる

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