単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kana words#143 most used

あまり3

尾高 (odaka), as an adverb

(not) very; (not) much

IN A SENTENCE

Tom doesn't eat a lot.

from Tatoeba · small_snow

IN OTHER SENTENCES

Tom doesn't seem to know very much.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

MEANINGS

2

(not) very; (not) much

adverb

TANGOYA ASKS

1

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

noun · takes の

3

too much; excessively; overly

adverb

4

extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible

adjectival noun · takes の

5

not very good; so-so; mediocre

adjectival noun

6

more than; over

suffix

DETAILS

Kindかな語, kana words

Frequency#143 most used

Writtenあまり、余り、餘り

Alsoあんま、あんまし

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall

Pitch3 as an adjectival noun; 3 or 1 or 0 as an adverb

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium