Vocab Info

N5 Noun, の-adjective, Adverb, な-adjective, Noun suffix

余(あま)りremainder, rest, balance, remains, scraps, residue, remnant

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, の-adjective

      1. 1.

        remainder, remnant, rest, balance, surplus, remains (of a meal), leftovers

        Usually written using kana alone, Only applies to あまり
    2. Adverb

      1. 2.

        (not) very, (not) much

        Usually written using kana alone, with neg. sentence
      2. 3.

        too much, excessively, overly

        Usually written using kana alone, esp. as あまりに(も),
    3. な-adjective, の-adjective

      1. 4.

        extreme, great, severe, tremendous, terrible

    4. Noun suffix

      1. 5.

        more than, over

        Only applies to あまり

    All Forms

    余り 【あまり】、余り 【あんまり】、餘り 【あまり】、餘り 【あんまり】

    Details

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    • Frequency

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    Examples

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    • 昨日(きのう)の余(あま)りを食(た)べる。

      I will eat leftovers from yesterday.

      • N5
    • ここには20(にじゅう)人(にん)余(あま)りが住(す)んでいます。

      More than twenty people live here.

      • N5
    • 今日(きょう)は昨日(きのう)の夕食(ゆうしょく)の余(あま)りを食(た)べるつもりだ。

      Today, I intend to eat the last night's leftovers.

      • N5
    • 7(なな)を2(に)で割(わ)ると、答(こた)えは3(さん)余(あま)り1(いち)です。

      If you divide 7 by 2, the answer would be 3 with a remainder of 1.

      • N5
    • ご飯(はん)の余(あま)りはラップに包(つつ)んで冷凍(れいとう)してください。

      Please wrap extra rice in plastic wrap and freeze.

      • N4
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