余り
Common
Noun
Noun
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
word usually written using kana alone
only applies to
あまり
remainder;remnant;rest;balance;surplus;remains (of a meal);leftovers
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.
2
adverb (fukushi)
word usually written using kana alone
(not) very;(not) much
with neg. sentence
それはあまり価値がない。
It's not worth much.
3
adverb (fukushi)
word usually written using kana alone
too much;excessively;overly
esp. as あまりに(も)
4
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
extreme;great;severe;tremendous;terrible
スイートルームのあまりの豪華さにウットリした。
We were entranced by the fabulous suite.
5
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
colloquial
not very good;so-so;mediocre
sometimes as あまり…
6
noun
only applies to
あまり
more than;over
１か月あまり名古屋に居たことがある。
I lived for more than a month in Nagoya.
Other forms
餘り 【あまり】 (word containing out-dated kanji or kanji usage) · 剰り 【あまり】 (search-only kanji form)