身に余る

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

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

Verb

()(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