► 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:
- あいつは文句は多い癖に自分は何もしない ⇨ He complains a lot even though he doesn’t produce anything himself
- 朝御飯は抜くことが多い ⇨ I tend to go without breakfast
- 日本の鳶職には柄の悪い人が多い ⇨ Many construction workers in Japan are rough people
- 日本は天災の多い国だ ⇨ Japan is a country that experiences many natural disaster
- この機械は故障が多い ⇨ This machine experiences a lot of breakdowns
- 癌は最近は早い時期に治療すれば治ることが多い ⇨ Nowadays cancer can be cured in many cases when treated during the early period
- 寿司が嫌いという人は食わず嫌いが多い ⇨ Many of those who say they don’t like sushi have never actually tried some
- 風俗店の多い地域 ⇨ An area with a lot of sex business
- 最近湿った話が多い ⇨ Recently there are many depressing stories
- 日本には山が多い ⇨ There are many mountains in Japan
- 年収を盛る人は多い ⇨ Many people overstate their income
- 日本の職場には仕切りが無いことが多い ⇨ Many Japanese offices do not have dividers
- 東北地方は雪が多い ⇨ It snows a lot in Tohoku region
- 日本は欧米にくらべて自殺が多い ⇨ There are more suicides in Japan compared with US and Europe
- 米国には銃の保有は死んでも諦めないという人が多い (しんでも) ⇨ In US there are many people who never give up owning guns for their lives