Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers
Usually written using kana alone
ぎょうざの具のあまりは？餃子を家で作りましたが、皮が少なかったせいか、具が少し余ってしまいました。Gyoza stuffing? I made some gyoza at home but, possibly because I didn't have enough dough, I had some of the filling left over. Adverb (fukushi)
(not) very; (not) much
Usually written using kana alonewith neg. sentence
too much; excessively; overly
Usually written using kana aloneesp. as あまりに(も)see あまりにsee の余りsee のあまり
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
not very good; so-so; mediocre
Colloquialsometimes as あまり…
Noun, used as a suffix
more than; over
Also written 餘り【あまり】