多 — many, much, frequent
おおい
多
many
おおい
U+591A
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #139
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #108
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- many
- much
- frequent
Readings
- On'yomi
- た ta
- Kun'yomi
- おお oo まさ masa
word
おお oo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
た ta On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
37 wordsEach dot is a word containing 多: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 10 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
ゆう
夕
evening
#36
Used as component in (1)
Compound ideograph (会意). Two evening/meat elements (夕夕) stacked. Many and much — doubling embodies plurality.