Lingaku余り【あまり】
Frequency rank: 5,001. – 5,002. (for form あまり: 303.)
- remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftoversonly applies to あまりword usually written using kana alone
- (not) very; (not) muchword usually written using kana alonewith neg. sentence
- too much; excessively; overlyword usually written using kana aloneesp. as あまりに(も)see also あまりに and の余り【のあまり】
- extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible
- more than; overonly applies to あまり
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
adverb (fukushi)
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
noun, used as a suffix
Forms
- 余り【あまり】【あんまり】Frequency rank: 5,001. – 5,002.
- 餘り【あまり】【あんまり】
- あまりFrequency rank: 303.
- あんまりFrequency rank: 1,521.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers
- (not) very; (not) much
- too much; excessively; overly
- extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible
- more than; over
This meaning refers to the part that is left over or remaining after taking some away. It can be used to indicate the remaining portion of something.
Please do not throw away the leftovers.
This meaning is used to express a small degree or amount of something. It can indicate a lack or scarcity.
This meaning indicates an excessive or overly high degree or amount of something.
Eating too much is not good for your health.
This meaning describes an extreme or intense level, usually in a negative sense.
This meaning indicates a quantity that surpasses a certain limit or amount.
Generated collocations (experimental)
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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If you look at the lyrics, they don't really mean much.
I found a solution, but I found it so fast that it can't be the right solution.
"If you're tired, why don't you go to sleep?" "Because if I go to sleep now I will wake up too early."
Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.
I slept a little during lunch break because I was so tired.
Food and drink were served in such profusion at the wedding that the bride and groom began to wonder if they should not have invited more guests.
His story was too ridiculous for anyone to believe.
The company is running so well, it's unnerving.
In Singapore, practically right on the equator, the rainy and dry seasons aren't very clear cut.
"You'll get your clothes dirty." "No worries. They weren't very clean in the first place."
17. せいのう性能てき的にはもんだいなかった問題なかったんだけど、いったい一体あたりにかかるひよう費用があまりにもぼうだい膨大で、こすとぱふぉうまんすコストパフォーマンスがわるい悪いということでね。
There was nothing wrong with their ability, it was just that the expense for each unit was so vast that the cost performance was bad.
It's embarrassing to be seen without make-up so please don't stare.
He didn't intend to let her drive but she pestered him so much that he finally gave in.