How do you read 多い?

多い is read おおい (ooi), with atamadaka pitch accent (high first, then falls).

How is 多い used in a sentence?

日曜日は人が多いです。 — On Sundays, there are many people.

How do you write 多い in romaji?

多い is written ooi in romaji, also spelled oi.

多おおい

Q: What JLPT level is 多い?

多い is a JLPT N5 word (beginner).

おおい · ooi (also spelled oi)

JLPT N5 › i-adjective ★ Studied by 16 learners

Many, numerous, a lot

large amount of, large quantity of, a lot, much
frequent, common

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Atamadaka

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Example sentences

日曜日は人が多いです。

にちようびはひとがおおいです。

On Sundays, there are many people.

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春は公園でピクニックをする人が多い。

はるはこうえんでぴくにっくをするひとがおおい。

In spring, many people have picnics in the park.

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虫が多いです。

むしがおおいです。

There are many insects.

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この部屋で本を読むことが多い。

このへやでほんをよむことがおおい。

I often read books in this room.

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Kanji in this word

多Many, Frequent, Much 音た訓おお.い・まさ.に JLPT N4 · 6 strokes

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Conjugation

Negative (ない形)	多くないおおくない
Past (た形)	多かったおおかった
Past negative (なかった)	多くなかったおおくなかった
Te-form (て形)	多くておおくて
Adverb (副詞形)	多くおおく
Before a noun (連体形)	多いおおい
Ba-conditional (条件形)	多ければおおければ
Tara-conditional (たら形)	多かったらおおかったら
Become ~ (~なる)	多くなるおおくなる
Too ~ (~すぎる)	多すぎるおおすぎる

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Words that share a kanji

多少たしょうa little (same as 少し (すこし))多様たようdiversity, variety 多分たぶんperhaps, probably, maybe 幾多いくたmany, numerous 多いおおいmany; there are a lot 多忙たぼうbusy

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What does 多い mean?

Many, numerous, a lot. It can also mean: large amount of, large quantity of, a lot, much; frequent, common.

How do you pronounce 多い?

おおい (ooi). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 多い?

JLPT N5 — beginner. See the JLPT N5 guide.

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