あま
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"
Kanji used
be in excess
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
too much; excessively; too
hypermeter; excess syllables in haiku, waka, etc.
Examples (12 in total)
You needn't worry too much.
She was so scared that she couldn't speak.
I don't have much money, but I can get along somehow.