多
多·many
- On-yomi
- タ
- Kun-yomi
- おお.い
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 多い | おおい | many |
| 多分 | たぶん | probably |
| 多く | おおく | a lot, many |
| 多数 | たすう | large number |
Example sentences
東京は人が多いです。
とうきょうはひとがおおいです。
There are many people in Tokyo.
多分、明日は雨です。
たぶん、あしたはあめです。
It will probably rain tomorrow.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Writing 多い as a noun modifier: say 人が多い, not *多い人
Memory aid
Picture it
Two evenings (夕夕) stacked up: many, many nights.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 多いおおいmany, numerous
- 多分たぶんprobably
- 多少たしょうsomewhat, a little
- 滅多にめったにrarely, seldom (with a negative verb)
- 生物多様性せいぶつたようせいbiodiversity
- 多様性たようせいdiversity
- ご多忙ごたぼうyour being busy (formal)
- 加留多かるたkaruta; (traditional Japanese) playing cards
- 多様たようdiverse; varied; of many kinds
- 過多かたexcess; superabundance; too much
- 多忙たぼうbusy; pressure of work
- 多数決たすうけつdecision by majority; majority rule
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