あまり

余 り

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    remainder, remnant, rest, balance, surplus, remains (of a meal), leftovers
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 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. adverb (fukushi)

    (not) very, (not) much
    with neg. sentence
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 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. adverb (fukushi)

    too much, excessively, overly
    esp. as あまりに(も)
    word usually written using kana alone

  4. adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    extreme, great, severe, tremendous, terrible

    • 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. adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

    not very good, so-so, mediocre
    sometimes as あまり…
    colloquial

  6. noun, used as a suffix

    more than, over

    • 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.