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JLPT N5 · Adverbs of degree

あまり

not much (with negative)

Stroke order of あまり

3 characters, 8 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

あ · 3 strokesま · 3 strokesり · 2 strokes

Memory trick

AMARI — 'a Mari' not much of her; needs negative

Parts: Not very; with negative

The characters in あまり

  • あ あ — a (3 strokes)
  • ま ま — ma (3 strokes)
  • り り — ri (2 strokes)

Example sentence

あまり食べません。

あまりたべません。

I don't eat much.

More words: Adverbs of degree

とてもveryすこしa littleちょっとa little; a momentたくさんa lot; manyもっとmoreいちばんmost; number oneよくwell; oftenぜんぜんnot at all (with negative)だいたいmostly; roughlyほんとうにreally; trulyずっとmuch more; all alongちょうどexactly; justぐらいabout; approximatelyほどabout; extent

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