How to say 'Many' in Japanese | 多い

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The Japanese word for Many is 'Ooi', written as 多い in Japanese.'Many' in hiragana is おおい.

word

多い

Meaning

Many

Reading

おおい

ooi

Kanji

多Many

Explanation

The Japanese adjective '多い (おおい)' means 'many' or 'a lot'. It is used to describe a large quantity or number of something. This adjective is often used to modify nouns or to describe situations where there is an abundance of something. For example: There are many people「人が多い」(ひとがおおい). There are many books「本が多い」(ほんがおおい). It can also be used in comparative or superlative forms, such as 'もっと多い (もっとおおい)' (more) or '一番多い (いちばんおおい)' (the most). Note that '多い' is typically used in its adjectival form and does not conjugate like verbs.

Part Of Speech

adjective

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

136

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an i-adjective. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 多い

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

多

Meaning

Many

Hiragana in the Word 多い

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

い

Reading

Words Related to 多い Through the Kanji 多

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 多 as well.

word

多く

Meaning

Many

word

多分

Meaning

Probably

word

多数

Meaning

Many, Majority

word

多様

Meaning

Diverse

word

多

Meaning

Many

word

滅多

Meaning

Rare

word

多少

Meaning

Somewhat

word

多量

Meaning

Large amount

word

多忙

Meaning

Busy

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What does 'Ooi' (多い) mean?

'Ooi' means 'Many' .

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