多(おお)い

おおい

adjective (i-adjective)

many, much

1. many, much, numerous

Large in number or amount. The opposite of 少ない (すくない - few). Used for both countable and uncountable things.

宿題(しゅくだい)が多(おお)い。

There's a lot of homework.

この本(ほん)は字(じ)が多(おお)い。

This book has a lot of text.

今日(きょう)は人(ひと)が多(おお)いですね。

There are many people today, aren't there?

この町(まち)は車(くるま)が多(おお)くて、道(みち)がいつも混(こ)んでいる。

There are many cars in this town, so the roads are always crowded.

最近(さいきん)、雨(あめ)の日(ひ)が多(おお)いから、洗濯物(せんたくもの)が乾(かわ)かない。

There have been many rainy days recently, so the laundry won't dry.

多(おお)い conjugates as an i-adjective: 多(おお)くない (negative), 多(おお)くて (te-form), 多(おお)かった (past). Important: 多(おお)い usually cannot directly modify nouns (× 多(おお)い人(ひと)). Instead, say 人(ひと)が多(おお)い or use たくさんの. However, 多(おお)くの (おおくの - many) can modify nouns: 多(おお)くの人(ひと) (many people).

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Added 2026.1.7 21:23 · Revised 2026.3.5 22:22

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