Level XIV of XX on the frequency path
Frequency rank 1720 / 2,608
Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.
More common than 砕 (Smash), less common than 惜 (Frugal).
The surplus radical on the left meets a sword on the right — when there's a surplus, a sword cuts away the excess, leaving more than enough.
剰 is rank 1720 of 2,608 in published Japanese.
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