あまり – vocab dash

あまり

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Meanings

Noun

No-adjective

1. remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers (Usually kana)

Adverb

2. (not) very; (not) much (Usually kana, with neg. sentence)

3. too much; excessively; overly (Usually kana, esp. as あまりに(も))

Na-adjective

No-adjective

4. extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible

Suffix

6. more than; over

Other spellings

余あまり

Other readings

Kanji in other spellings

Pitch accent

あまり

Used in vocabulary

too (much); overly; excessively

Adverb

hypermeter; excess syllables in haiku, waka, etc.

Noun

leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus

Noun

interloper; third wheel; nuisance; burden; hanger-on

Noun

Examples475

それはあまり価か値ちがない。

It's not worth much.

この手ての本ほんはあまり読よまない。

I don't read this kind of book much.

スイートルームのあまりの豪ごう華かさにウットリした。

We were entranced by the fabulous suite.

１いっか月げつあまり名な古ご屋やに居いたことがある。

I lived for more than a month in Nagoya.

ぎょうざの具ぐのあまりは？餃子ぎょーざを家いえで作つくりましたが、皮かわが少すくなかったせいか、具ぐが少すこし余あまってしまいました。

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.

あんまり金かねを欲ほしがるな。

Don't be so greedy.