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many · much · numerous · a lot
N5
On: Kun: おお

Memory Aid

The kanji 多 is said to be two 夕 (evening) characters stacked on top of each other, suggesting 'many evenings' or simply 'a lot' of something piled up.

'Ta' — Think of a 'TA'-ll stack of many items.

Vocabulary

多いおおいmany, much
多くおおくmany (adverbial/noun form)
多数たすうa large number, majority

Example Sentences

この公園には人が多いです。

There are many people in this park.

彼女は多くの本を読みます。

She reads many books.

最近、雨が多いですね。

Lately, there's been a lot of rain, hasn't there?

ここは映画館が多くて便利です。

It's convenient here because there are many movie theaters.

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