あまり
あまり
hepburn amari
not much, not very (with negative)
Part of speech · adverb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- あまり食べない。I do not eat much.
- あまり高くない。Not very expensive.
Collocations
あまり (amari, not much)あまり~ないあんまり (anmari)あまり高くないあまり知らない
Mnemonic
Amari (あまり) is "not much" — B + no-cluster adverb. Negative-only with amari plus nai. Anmari colloquial. Kanji 余り. Negation emphasis adverbs: amari, sorehodo, sonna ni, taishite.
Quick check
Amari restriction?