余り

• 読み: あまり
• ローマ字: amari
• 漢字の分解: 余 (yo/ama) — surplus, excess, remainder
• 発音: /a.ma.ɾi/

意味

Remainder; surplus; not very; not much. Expresses excess or, with negation, insufficiency.

A versatile word functioning as both a noun (remainder, surplus) and an adverb (not very, when used with negative verbs). As a noun: 余りのケーキ (leftover cake). As an adverb with negative: 余り好きではない (not very fond of). Also used after numbers to mean 'more than,' as in 三十余り (over thirty). Written in hiragana when used adverbially.

例文

1. あまり甘いものは食べないようにしている。
2. お金の余りは貯金に回した。
3. あまり無理しないでくださいね。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily conversation, writing, mathematics

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 余 originally depicted a roof over surplus grain, representing excess or leftover abundance.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal