Onyomi: タ · Kunyomi: おお.い, まさ.に, まさ.る · Meanings: frequent, many, much
Kanji for frequent, many, much
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The kanji 多 depicts two small strokes above, symbolizing abundance or many things. In ancient times, it represented quantity or numerous items. 多 came to mean many, much, or abundant, capturing plenty and multiplicity.
Many small strokes — 多 means many, much, or abundant.
Imagine a lot of tiny objects gathered together — that’s 多, the kanji for many and abundance.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 多 | た | multi- | common Noun, Prefix |
| 多分 | たぶん | probably, likely, perhaps, maybe | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N5 Adverb (fukushi) |
| 多い | おおい | many, numerous, a lot | common JLPT-N5 I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 多数決 | たすうけつ | majority decision, majority vote, majority rule | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 大いに | おおいに | very, very much, greatly, considerably, highly, exceedingly, a great deal, a lot, to one's heart's content | common JLPT-N3 Adverb (fukushi) |
| 多少 | たしょう | a little, some, somewhat, slightly, to some degree, to some extent | common JLPT-N3 Adverb (fukushi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 多様 | たよう | diverse, varied | common JLPT-N1 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 多忙 | たぼう | being very busy, busyness | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 多様性 | たようせい | diversity, variety | common Noun |
| 多額 | たがく | large (amount of money), huge, hefty, expensive | common Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |