多
many · frequent · much
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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