JLPT N5 · な-adjective

余り (amari)

余り (あまり, amari) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “remainder; remnant”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: あまり
Romaji: amari
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus · noun, noun taking の · usually written in kana
(not) very; (not) much · adverb · usually written in kana · with neg. sentence
too much; excessively; overly · adverb · usually written in kana · esp. as あまりに(も)
extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible · な-adjective, noun taking の
not very good; so-so; mediocre · な-adjective · colloquial · sometimes as あまり…

Example sentences

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.

Tatoeba #76786

それはあまり価値がない。

It's not worth much.

Tatoeba #205558

この手の本はあまり読まない。

I don't read this kind of book much.

Tatoeba #221356

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 余り

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	余りだ	あまりだ amarida
Present (polite)	余りです	あまりです amaridesu
Negative	余りじゃない	あまりじゃない amarijanai
Past	余りだった	あまりだった amaridatta
Negative past	余りじゃなかった	あまりじゃなかった amarijanakatta
Te-form	余りで	あまりで amaride
Before a noun	余りな	あまりな amarina
Adverb (~ni)	余りに	あまりに amarini

Kanji in 余り

余

too much, myself, surplusヨ・あま.る・あま.り · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 余り.

余分よぶんextra余裕よゆうsurplus余るあまるto remain余計よけいextra余所よそanother place余暇よかleisure余地よちspace余程よほどvery余所見よそみlooking away余興よきょうperformance (at a party or banquet, etc.)

Source: JMdict entry 1584930 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.