JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
多 means many, frequent, much. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 6 strokes, read おおい or まさに or た. It is built from 2 parts: 夕 (evening), 夕 (evening). It appears in 多い (many) and 多分 (perhaps / probably / maybe).
多 is written in 6 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
多 breaks into 2 parts.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 多い | おおい | many |
| 多分 | たぶん | perhaps / probably / maybe |
| 多少 | たしょう | more or less / somewhat / to some extent |
These use 夕 or 夕 too. The part keeps its job from one character to the next, which is what makes it worth learning once.
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