数多

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
数 多
あま
Grade: 2		 た
Grade: 2
irregular on’yomi
Alternative spellings
數多 (kyūjitai)
許多

May be from the same root ama as 余(あま)る (amaru, “to be left over (therefore to be abundant)”), 余(あま)す (amasu), and 遍(あまね)し (amaneshi) + 多(た) (ta).[1]

Pronunciation

Adverb

数(あま)多(た) • (amata) 

  1. many, much
    • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典／新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局／大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
      数多(あまた)の先例(せんれい)が有(あ)る
      amata no senrei ga aru
      There are many precedents

Noun

数(あま)多(た) • (amata) 

  1. many

Synonyms

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
数 多
すう
Grade: 2		 た
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
數多 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
数 多
す
Grade: 2		 た
Grade: 2
kan’yōon on’yomi
Alternative spelling
數多 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sɨᵝta̠]

Noun

数(すう)多(た) or 数(す)多(た) • (sūta or suta) 

  1. many, much
    数多(すうた)の人(ひと)が集(あつ)まる
    sūta no hito ga atsumaru
    many people are gathered

See also

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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