余り – Vocabulary details

余あまり

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

あまり時じ間かんがなかった。I didn't have much time.

3. too much; excessively; overly

esp. as あまりに(も)

あまり責せき任にんを押おしつけると、無む理りをしてしまうかもしれない。If you push too much responsibility on them, they might overdo it.

Adjective (な)

Adjective (の)

4. extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible

あまりの怒いかりに、意い識しきが吹ふき飛とびそうになる。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"

Alt. forms

Kanji used

余

be in excess

Pitch accent

あ

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Used in: 2091

Used in vocabulary (8 in total)

の余あまり

so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

余あまり物もの

leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus

察さっするに余あまりある

to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend

余あまりに

too (much); overly; excessively

余あまりもの

leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus

字じ余あまり

hypermeter; excess syllables in haiku, waka, etc.

余あまり者もの

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

余あまりと言いえば

excessively

Examples (14 in total)

余あまり心しん配ぱいしなくていいよ。

You needn't worry too much.

2²⁰¹³を3で割わった余あまりを求もとめよ。

Find the remainder when 2²⁰¹³ is divided by 3.

彼かの女じょは余あまりにもおびえて口くちがきけなかった。

She was so scared that she couldn't speak.