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On'yomi
TA
Kun'yomi
おお.い・まさ.に・まさ.る
ooi / masani / masaru

many · frequent · much

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Strokes6
Frequency#139
Radicalevening(3)

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Cultural Context

Etymology

Shape of two '夕' (meat) stacked. Appearance of having much meat.

Symbolism

Abundance, diversity, excess. Japanese view that 'more' isn't always better.

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

一夫多妻

いっぷたさい

polygamy; polygyny; polygamy

多事多端

たじたたん

eventfulness; pressure of business; eventfulness

多種多様

たしゅたよう

a great variety of; diversity; a great variety of

博学多才

はくがくたさい

wide knowledge and versatile talents; wide knowledge and versatile talents

薄利多売

はくりたばい

small profits and quick returns; small profits and quick returns

多士済々

たしせいせい

galaxy of able persons; collection of intellectuals; galaxy of able persons

多情多恨

たじょうたこん

sensibility; (having) many worries and regrets; sensibility

種々雑多

しゅじゅざった

all sorts of; various; miscellaneous; all sorts of

多事多難

たじたなん

various difficulties; various difficulties

多情仏心

たじょうぶっしん

fickle but kind-hearted; fickle but kind-hearted

前途多難

ぜんとたなん

having many difficulties in store; grim prospects; having many difficulties in store

多岐亡羊

たきぼうよう

too many options making selection difficult; truth being hard to find as paths to it proliferate; too many options making selection difficult

多情多感

たじょうたかん

sentimental; being full of emotions; having tender sensibilities; sentimental

複雑多岐

ふくざつたき

complex and wide-ranging; labyrinthine; complex and wide-ranging

複雑多様

ふくざつたよう

complex and multifarious; complex and multifarious

妄言多謝

もうげんたしゃ

kindly excuse my reckless remarks; please excuse my thoughtless words; kindly excuse my reckless remarks

一殺多生

いっさつたしょう

it is justifiable to kill one person to save the lives of many; it is justifiable to kill one person to save the lives of many

好事多魔

こうじたま

happy events are often accompanied by difficulties; unsullied joy is rare; happy events are often accompanied by difficulties

才子多病

さいしたびょう

talented people tend to be of delicate constitution; men of genius tend to be of delicate health; whom the gods love die young; talented people tend to be of delicate constitution

前途多望

ぜんとたぼう

promising (rosy, bright) future; offering promising prospects; promising (rosy, bright) future

多岐多様

たきたよう

wide-ranging and diverse; multifarious; wide-ranging and diverse

天下多事

てんかたじ

eventful times for the nation (world); the nation (world) being in turmoil; the storm clouds gathering in the land; eventful times for the nation (world)

博学多識

はくがくたしき

erudition and extensive knowledge; erudition and extensive knowledge

博識多才

はくしきたさい

wide knowledge and versatile talents; profound learning and varied attainments; wide knowledge and versatile talents

博覧多識

はくらんたしき

erudition and extensive knowledge; widely read and well-informed; erudition and extensive knowledge

御用繁多

ごようはんた

being busy with many things; extreme busyness due to pressure of business; being busy with many things

一強多弱

いっきょうたじゃく

one strong, many weak; one strong, many weak

多産多死

たさんたし

high birth rate and high mortality rate; high birth rate and high mortality rate

Proverbs & Idioms

多勢に無勢

たぜいにぶぜい

Outnumbered

Unable to compete against greater numbers

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