数多(かずおお)くの

かずおおくの
pre-noun adjectival
numerous; a great number of; many
1. numerous; a great number of; many
A somewhat formal way to express that there are many of something. Functions as a modifier before nouns.
数多(かずおお)くの問題(もんだい)がある。
There are numerous problems.
数多(かずおお)くの経験(けいけん)を積(つ)んできた。
I have accumulated a great deal of experience.
この作家(さっか)は数多(かずおお)くの作品(さくひん)を世(よ)に送(おく)り出(だ)してきた。
This author has produced a great many works.

数多(かずおお)くの is a somewhat formal way to say "many" or "numerous," more literary and emphatic than 多(おお)くの or たくさんの.

USAGE:

  • Always modifies a noun: 数多(かずおお)くの問題(もんだい) (numerous problems)
  • Can also be used adverbially without の: 数多(かずおお)く存在(そんざい)する (to exist in large numbers)

ALTERNATE READING:
数多(あまた) — a more literary/archaic reading with the same meaning. 数多(あまた)の困難(こんなん) (numerous hardships).

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • たくさんの: lots of (casual, everyday)
  • 多(おお)くの: many (neutral)
  • 数多(かずおお)くの: numerous (formal, emphatic)
  • 無数(むすう)の: countless (strongest)

REGISTER:
Written language, speeches, and formal contexts. Rare in casual conversation.

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Added 2026.3.23 9:26 · Revised 2026.3.27 4:36
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