多い

おおい

Many; there are a lot

N5i-adjective·ooi

How to remember it

多い (おおい) — the doubled お suggests abundance piling up.

Example sentences

  • 今日は人が多いです。

    きょうはひとがおおいです。

    There are many people today.

  • この町は店が多いです。

    このまちはみせがおおいです。

    This town has many shops.

Usage

Predicative only — used after nouns (人が多い), not directly before them.

Related words

少ないたくさん数量

Learn this word — and remember it

Add 多いto your flashcards and yomion’s spaced-repetition engine will schedule it so you never forget. Practice typing it, hear it spoken, and see it in more sentences.