Kanji

many, frequent, much

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

夕部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

おおい, まさに, まさる

Nanori (Name Reading)

おお, おおし, おおの, かず, とみ, な, なお, まさ, まさる

Common Readings

タ, おお…い

Example sentences

多い おおい
最近、雨の日が多い

Recently, there have been many rainy days.

人々 ひとびと
多くの人々がそのニュースに驚いた。

Many people were surprised by that news.

多分 たぶん
明日は多分晴れるだろう。

It will probably be sunny tomorrow.

多く おおく
多くの人がその映画を見て感動した。

Many people were moved after watching that movie.

並ぶ ならぶ
開店前から、店の前には多くの人が並んでいた。

Many people were lining up in front of the store even before it opened.

多少 たしょう
今回の計画には多少の不安がある。

There is some anxiety about the plan this time.

問題ない もんだいない
多少の遅れはスケジュール上全く問題ない。

A slight delay is absolutely no problem for the schedule.

多すぎる おおすぎる
この料理は塩が多すぎる。

This dish has too much salt.

余る あまる
料理が多すぎて、たくさん余った。

The food was too much, so a lot was left over.

多数 たすう
多数のボランティアが参加した。

A large number of volunteers participated.

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