身に余る

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
あま
Grade: 5
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
身に餘る (kyūjitai)

Verb[edit]

()(あま) (mi ni amarugodan (stem ()(あま) (mi ni amari), past ()(あま)った (mi ni amatta))

  1. be more than one deserves
  2. be too much responsibility of too great a job than one can handle