夥(おびただ)しい

おびただしい
i-adjective
numerous; vast; immense
formal
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present夥(おびただ)しい夥(おびただ)しくない
Past夥(おびただ)しかった夥(おびただ)しくなかった
て form夥(おびただ)しくて夥(おびただ)しくなくて
Adverbial夥(おびただ)しく—
Conditional ば夥(おびただ)しければ夥(おびただ)しくなければ
Conditional たら夥(おびただ)しかったら夥(おびただ)しくなかったら
1. numerous; vast; immense
describes an extremely large number or amount of something; so many as to be overwhelming
夥(おびただ)しい数(かず)の星(ほし)が見(み)えた。
A vast number of stars were visible.
事故(じこ)現場(げんば)には夥(おびただ)しい量(りょう)の血(ち)があった。
There was an immense amount of blood at the accident scene.
図書館(としょかん)には夥(おびただ)しい蔵書(ぞうしょ)がある。
The library has a vast collection of books.

夥(おびただ)しい describes an overwhelmingly large quantity.

Common patterns

Usage

  • Literary and formal in tone
  • Emphasizes quantity that is beyond normal expectations
  • Often used in dramatic or emphatic contexts
  • Can describe both positive (stars, books) and negative (blood, casualties) quantities

Related words

Writing

The kanji 夥(おびただ)しい is relatively uncommon; the word is often written in hiragana.

Register: Formal/literary. Common in written Japanese and news.

Related Words

Related: 膨大(ぼうだい) (enormous, vast)
Related: 莫大(ばくだい) (enormous)
Related: 無数(むすう) (countless)
Related: たくさん (many)
general
Added 2026.1.21 22:22 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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