- 1. [n, adj-no] remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers (uk)
- 2. [adv] (not) very; (not) much — with neg. sentence (uk)
- 3. [adv] too much; excessively; overly — esp. as あまりに(も) (uk)
- 4. [adj-na, adj-no] extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible
- 5. [adj-na] not very good; so-so; mediocre — sometimes as あまり… (col)
- 6. [n-suf] more than; over
Kanji in this word
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余
too much, myself, surplus, other, remainderOn: ヨ (yo)Kun: あま.る (ama.ru)、 あま.り (ama.ri)、 あま.す (ama.su)、 あんま.り (anma.ri)
Example Sentences
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。
gyouzano gu noamariha ？ gyouza wo ie de tsukuri mashitaga , kawa ga sukunaka ttaseika , gu ga sukoshi amatsu teshimaimashita .
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.
それはあまり価値がない。
sorehaamari kachi ganai .
It's not worth much.
この手の本はあまり読まない。
kono teno hon haamari yoma nai .
I don't read this kind of book much.
スイートルームのあまりの豪華さにウットリした。
suiitoruumu noamarino gouka sani uttori shita .
We were entranced by the fabulous suite.
１か月あまり名古屋に居たことがある。
1 ka gatsu amari nagoya ni ita kotogaaru .
I lived for more than a month in Nagoya.