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余り

あまり

remainder, leftover

Mnemonic

Too much fabric, too much batter, and Mary あまり throws away none of it, ever: あまり.

Worth knowing

Same word as the kana あまり 'not very'. With a negative it means there isn't much of something, and this is the something.

Built from

surplus, remainder
A roof with whatever was left over stacked underneath it.

Also read あまり

(not) very, (not) much

Words sharing these kanji

room, leeway excess, needless

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