あまり

amari

not very

adverb

Also written 余り

Chinese meanings

不太……（常与否定搭配）

Examples

Furigana

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.
我不太读这类书。
Tatoeba #221356
フランス語ごではあまり話はなしません。
I don't speak French very much.
我不太用法语交谈。
Tatoeba #196985

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('eac90e8e98'); // あまり

{
  "id": "eac90e8e98",
  "word": "あまり",
  "reading": "あまり",
  "romaji": "amari",
  "meanings": [
    "not very"
  ],
  "level": "N5",
  "pos": [
    "adv"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1584930,
  "other_forms": [
    "余り"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "この手の本はあまり読まない。",
      "furigana": "この{手|て}の{本|ほん}はあまり{読|よ}まない。",
      "en": "I don't read this kind of book much.",
      "tatoeba_id": 221356
    },
    {
      "ja": "フランス語ではあまり話しません。",
      "furigana": "フランス{語|ご}ではあまり{話|はな}しません。",
      "en": "I don't speak French very much.",
      "tatoeba_id": 196985
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "1f76535f5d32941b66fe1c4d0e4fbc8bfecbc6f7befa3809d2a92b05ce7fe607",
    "meanings": [
      "不太……（常与否定搭配）"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "この手の本はあまり読まない。",
        "zh": "我不太读这类书。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "フランス語ではあまり話しません。",
        "zh": "我不太用法语交谈。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n5/eac90e8e98",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "0450bfa24751dff60e98044d74a0df844767992dafb3fad160dc82386c64be3d"
  }
}