Vocabulary

What does 多い (おおい, ooi) mean?

多い (おおい, ooi) means many, a lot (い-adjective, describes a large quantity: 人が多い there are many people).

Quick facts
Readingおおい
Romajiooi
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
おおい
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonooi

many, a lot (い-adjective, describes a large quantity: 人が多い there are many people)

  1. 1i-adjective many; numerous; a lot
  2. 2i-adjective large amount of; large quantity of; a lot
  3. 3i-adjective frequent; common

Example sentences

  • There is a lot of homework.

  • This town has many people.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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