I Love Kanjiおおい (ooi)
おおい is a Japanese い-adjective meaning “many; numerous”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- おおい
- Romaji
- ooi
- Word class
- い-adjective
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- many; numerous; a lot · い-adjective
- large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much · い-adjective
- frequent; common · い-adjective
Example sentences
２０代の若い女性の中には、夏休みに海外旅行にでたいと思う人も多い。
Many young women in their 20s plan to go abroad during their summer holidays.
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of おおい
い-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Present | おおい | おおい ooi |
| Negative | おおくない | おおくない ookunai |
| Past | おおかった | おおかった ookatta |
| Negative past | おおくなかった | おおくなかった ookunakatta |
| Te-form | おおくて | おおくて ookute |
| Adverb (~ku) | おおく | おおく ooku |
| Conditional (~ba) | おおければ | おおければ ookereba |
Source: JMdict entry 1407460 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.