あんまり

あんまり
adverb
not very; not much
1. not very; not much
Used with negative predicates to indicate a low degree or infrequency.
あんまり好(す)きじゃない。
I don't like it very much.
あんまり食(た)べなかった。
I didn't eat much.
あんまり難(むずか)しく考(かんが)えないで、気楽(きらく)にやったほうがいいよ。
Don't think about it too hard—it's better to take it easy.
2. too much; excessively
Used in affirmative contexts to indicate excess.
あんまりだ！
That's too much! / That's going too far!
あんまり嬉(うれ)しくて泣(な)いてしまった。
I was so happy that I cried.
あんまり暑(あつ)いので、外(そと)に出(で)る気(き)にならない。
It's so hot that I don't feel like going outside.

あんまり is the casual/colloquial form of あまり.

NEGATIVE USAGE (most common):

  • あんまり〜ない (not very ~)
  • あんまり分(わ)からない (I don't really understand)
  • あんまり行(い)かない (I don't go often)

EXCESSIVE USAGE:

  • あんまりだ (That's too much!/That's terrible!)
  • あんまり嬉(うれ)しくて (so happy that...)

REGISTER:

  • あんまり: casual, colloquial
  • あまり: neutral, can be used in writing
  • Both have the same meaning

Note: In negative sentences, あんまり softens the negation, similar to English "not really" or "not that much."

Related Words

Synonym: あまり (neutral form)
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Added 2026.1.13 12:14 · Revised 2026.2.19 23:40
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