あまり
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers
when read as "あまり"
Adverb
Usually written in kana
2. (not) very; (not) much
with neg. sentence
I didn't have much time.
3. too much; excessively; overly
esp. as あまりに(も)
If you push too much responsibility on them, they might overdo it.
Adjective (な)
Adjective (の)
4. extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible
The sheer rage makes me feel like I'm about to lose consciousness.
Adjective (な)
Colloquialism
5. not very good; so-so; mediocre
sometimes as あまり…
Suffix
6. more than; over
when read as "あまり"
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
too (much); overly; excessively
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
Examples (200 in total)
I'm not very sleepy.
I didn't have much time.
This isn't very good.