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

3. too much; excessively; overly

esp. as あまりに(も)

Adjective (な)

Adjective (の)

4. extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible

Suffix

5. more than; over

when read as "あまり"

Alt. forms

Kanji used

余

be in excess

Pitch accent

あ

まり

あ

まり

あ

まり

あ

まり

Used in: 1908

Used in vocabulary (6 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

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

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Examples (12 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.

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.

お金かねは余あまり持もっていませんが、どうにか暮くらしています。

I don't have much money, but I can get along somehow.