Word details

あまり

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word あまり.

Dictionary

Entry

あまり余りあんまり餘りFreq #318
1

あまり only; Word usually written using kana alone; Common noun; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers

Examples
ぎょうざの具のあまりは？餃子を家で作りましたが、皮が少なかったせいか、具が少し余ってしまいました。
Gyoza stuffing? I made some gyoza at home but, possibly because I didn't have enough dough, I had some of the filling left over.
2

Word usually written using kana alone; Adverb (fukushi); With neg. sentence

(not) very; (not) much

Examples
それはあまり価値がない。
It's not worth much.
この手の本はあまり読まない。
I don't read this kind of book much.
3

Word usually written using kana alone; Adverb (fukushi); Esp. as あまりに(も)

too much; excessively; overly

4

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible

Examples
スイートルームのあまりの豪華さにウットリした。
We were entranced by the fabulous suite.
5

Colloquial; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Sometimes as あまり…

not very good; so-so; mediocre

6

あまり only; Noun, used as a suffix

more than; over

Examples
１か月あまり名古屋に居たことがある。
I lived for more than a month in Nagoya.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

余

too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder

7 strokesFrequency 680JLPT N2Grade 5

On

ヨ

Kun

あま.るあま.りあま.すあんま.り

Nanori

あまる
餘

surplus, excess, remainder

16 strokes

On

ヨ

Kun

あま.るあま.りあま.す

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