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多
many · much · numerous · a lot
N5On: た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.