余あまり

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

remainder; leftovers; surplus

Only with reading あまり

Refers to what is left over, including food, money, or other quantities. Often used in the pattern ～のあまり.

• 冷れい蔵ぞう庫こに昨日きのうのあまりがある。

  There are leftovers from yesterday in the fridge.

• お金かねのあまりを貯ちょ金きんする。

  I save the surplus money.

adverb

(not) very; (not) much

Used with a negative predicate to mean 'not very' or 'not much'. The negative form is required.

• この映えい画がはあまり面おも白しろくなかった。

  This movie wasn't very interesting.

• あまり食たべたくない。

  I don't want to eat much.

adverb

too much; excessively

Indicates an excessive degree, often in the pattern あまりに(も). Can be used with both positive and negative outcomes.

See also: あまりに · の余り (のあまり)

• あまりに暑あつくて外そとに出でられない。

  It's too hot to go outside.

• あまりにも突とつ然ぜんの知しらせに驚おどろいた。

  I was surprised by the excessively sudden news.

na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

extreme; severe; tremendous

Describes something as being of an extreme degree, often with a negative connotation. Used as a na-adjective or no-adjective.

• あまりの寒さむさに震ふるえた。

  I shivered from the extreme cold.

• あまりな仕し打うちに怒いかりを感かんじた。

  I felt anger at the terrible treatment.

na-adjective

not very good; mediocre; so-so

Colloquial use, often as a standalone response or in the pattern あまり…, to express that something is not very good or just average.

• 「味あじはどう？」「うーん、あまり。」

  "How's the taste?" "Hmm, not very good."

• 彼かれの歌うたはあまりだった。

  His singing was mediocre.

noun, used as a suffix

more than; over

Only with reading あまり

Suffix attached to a number or quantity to mean 'more than' or 'over'. Used with the reading あまり.

• この仕し事ごとは10年ねんあまり続つづけている。

  I've been doing this job for over ten years.

• 千せんあまりの人ひとが集あつまった。

  More than a thousand people gathered.