あまり・余り・餘りamari[3]odaka (tail-high)

1. no-adjectiveremainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers
   ぎょうざの具ぐのあまりは？餃子ぎょーざを家いえで作つくりましたが、皮かわが少すくなかったせいか、具ぐが少すこし余あまってしまいました。↗

   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(not) very; (not) muchwith neg. sentence
   それはあまり価値かちがない。↗

   It's not worth much.

   この手ての本ほんはあまり読よまない。↗

   I don't read this kind of book much.
3. adverbtoo much; excessively; overlyesp. as あまりに(も)
4. na-adjective, no-adjectiveextreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible
   スイートルームのあまりの豪華ごうかさにウットリした。↗

   We were entranced by the fabulous suite.
5. na-adjectivenot very good; so-so; mediocresometimes as あまり…
6. noun (suffix)more than; over
   １か月げつあまり名古屋なごやに居いたことがある。↗

   I lived for more than a month in Nagoya.

• Synonym残りのこりNeutralRefers to what remains after part has been used or taken, as in 「残りの時間」; 「余り」 also covers this, but can further mean surplus, 'not much', or 'too much'.
• Synonym余剰よじょうWrittenWritten/formal prose for a surplus beyond what is needed, as in 「余剰人員」「余剰資金」; used in economics and management.
• Synonym余分よぶんNeutralMeans extra or superfluous, as in 「余分なお金」, often implying something unnecessary.
• Synonym残余ざんよWrittenWritten/formal prose for what survives or remains, as in 「残余勢力」; stresses what is left behind.
• Synonym残り物のこりものNeutralMostly leftover food or things others passed over, as in 「残り物には福がある」.
• Related過剰かじょうWrittenWritten/formal prose for exceeding a proper range, as in 「過剰な期待」「供給過剰」; negative in tone, while 「余り」 as a noun is not necessarily so.
• Related過度かどWrittenWritten/formal prose matching only the 'too much' sense of 「余り」; exceeding a proper degree, as in 「過度の飲酒」.
• Related過大かだいWrittenMeans too large or too high, as in 「過大な評価」「過大な負担」; stresses the size of estimates or burdens.
• Related過当かとうWrittenWritten/formal prose for excess that is improper or unjustified, as in 「過当競争」; mostly in economic contexts.
• Related残留物ざんりゅうぶつWrittenWritten/formal prose for the substance left after something is removed, as in 「農薬の残留物」; used in chemistry and environmental contexts.
• Related余り物あまりものCasualColloquial for things left unused or food left uneaten, carrying a sense of being unwanted; 「余り」 broadly means what is left over.
• Related剰余じょうよWrittenWritten/formal prose for a balance or the remainder in division, as in 「剰余金」; used in accounting and mathematics.
• Related過分かぶんWrittenMeans beyond what one's station warrants; often in the humble phrase 「過分なお言葉」, implying one is unworthy of such kindness.
• Antonym不足ふそくNeutralAntonym of the 'left over' sense of 「余り」; means not enough, a shortage.
• Antonym欠乏けつぼうWrittenWritten/formal prose antonym of 「余り」; a lack of something necessary, as in 「ビタミン欠乏」.

「余り」 is the general word for what is left or extra; 「残り」 likewise means what remains. Leftover food is 「残り物」; what is extra and unneeded is 「余分」; surplus beyond need is 「過剰」 or 「余剰」; a remainder in division is 「余り」 or 「剰余」. The 過- words all denote excess in written prose, each with its own nuance; 「不足」 and 「欠乏」 are the antonyms for shortage.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 余あまったもの。あぶれたもの。
2. 自然数しぜんすうまたは整数せいすうの範囲はんい内ないで行おこなう割り算わりざんに於おいて、割り切わりきれずに残のこった数かず。剰余じょうよ。
3. 程度ていどが甚はなはだしいこと。自分じぶんの予想よそうを超こえていること。
4. （「あまり」「あまりに」の形かたちで接続せつぞく助詞じょし的てきに）ある事態じたいの程度ていどが甚はなはだしいため、さらなる事態じたいを引き起ひきおこすこと。
5. 程度ていどが甚はなはだしいさま。自分じぶんの予想よそうを超こえているさま。
6. 様子ようすがとても酷ひどいさま。あんまり。
7. たくさん。度どを超こして。
8. （後うしろに否定ひていを伴ともなって）予想よそうよりも良よくないさま。一般的いっぱんてきな水準すいじゅんと比くらべいくぶんおとるさま。さほどでないさま
9. 数量すうりょうを表あらわす語ごに付ついて、それよりも少すこし多おおいことを表あらわす。
10. 数詞すうしの後あとに付ついて、後うしろの数詞すうしの数かずが加くわわることを表あらわす。
11. 「あまる」の連用形れんようけい。