6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N4

many, frequent, much

Kun'yomi
  • many ②large amount of ③frequent
  • まさ
  • まさ
On'yomi
  • multi-

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Variants

Reading Commonality

おお 51.4%
48.6%

Character Breakdown

many, frequent, much
おお.い タ まさ.に (2nd, N4)
evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)

Contained In

Common Words

many ②large amount of ③frequent
multi-
probably ②a lot of
many ②majority (of) ③mostly
a little ②amount
very much
somewhat larger (amount)
awesome ②discourteous (to a superior)
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 591A
JIS X 0208 1-34-31
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1169
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1127
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2170
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 229
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Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 129
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 128
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AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.8
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 405
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 110
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a6.5
Four corner code 2720.7
De Roo Code 2560