漢字道KANJIDO

6 strokesRadical

9Elementary year 26 strokesRadical
On
Kun
おお(い)
Meaning
many, much

Origin

ORIGIN

Originally two pieces of meat stacked — lots of it: many.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

多少・多数・雑多
おおい多い

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 多数たすう

    a large number, majority

  • 多分たぶん

    probably

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

人が 多いです。

There are many people.

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