多 many
Also: much
- On'yomi
- タ
- Kun'yomi
- おお-い
- Strokes
- 6
- JLPT
- N5
- Taught in
- Primary school, year 2
In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): おお-い.
Stroke order
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
Remember it
One evening (夕) stacked on another evening (夕) — the nights pile up, and soon there are many.
A common word
- 多分 たぶん probably
Example sentences
きょうは 人が 多いですね。
きょうはひとがおおいですね。
There are a lot of people today, aren't there?
この まちは みせが 多いです。
このまちはみせがおおいです。
This town has many shops.
Kanji that share a part
夕 is its radical.