► 形容詞
多い [(1,2)おおい] meaning: common rank: 1
☆ 女性は男性より長生きすることが多い ⇨ It is common for women to live longer than men
多い [(1,2)おおい] meaning: frequent rank: 1
☆ 私は朝食は食べないことが多い ⇨ I often don’t eat breakfast
多い [(1,2)おおい] meaning: many rank: 1
☆ 日本は地震が多い ⇨ There are many earthquakes in Japan
More examples:
- 街の酒場の多い地域 ⇨ A part of town with many bars, pubs
- 日本では友達の間であだ名を使うことが多い ⇨ In Japan nicknames are often used among friends
- 彼は自慢が多い ⇨ He brags a lot
- 欧州人はアジア人より毛深い人が多い ⇨ There are more hairy Europeans than Asians
- 多いのが必ずしも言い訳ではない ⇨ The more is not necessarily the better
- 犬の糞便の始末をしない飼い主が多い ⇨ There are many owners who do not pick up feces of their dogs
- 米国人は魚の匂いが苦手という人が多い ⇨ Many Americans do not like the smell of fish
- 日本では会見年度は四月に始まることが多い ⇨ A new accounting year starts in April for many in Japan
- 日本の近代は明治維新から第二次大戦終了までを指すことが多い ⇨ The modern Japan often refers to the time from Meiji revolution and the end of WW2
- 日本は地震が多い ⇨ There are many earthquakes in Japan
- 生の魚を食べるのは嫌だという人は多い ⇨ There are many people who don’t want to eat raw fish
- 日本には山が多い ⇨ There are many mountains in Japan
- 最近は初期の癌は治ることが多い ⇨ Early-stage cancers can be cured more often than not recently
- 脂肪分の多い食品 ⇨ Food high in fat
- 彼は仕事の付き合いで飲むことが多い ⇨ He goes out drinking mostly for job socializing