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多 means 'many'

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Strokes : 6    Frequency: 112   JLPT: N4    Usefulness: 2    Study set: 2-1    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: 8    Beginner lesson: 19   Begins 332 words   Used in 488 words   Used in 3415 names   Component in 19 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
On
   タ
Kun
   おお many
Kun    まさ   まさ
⿱   night   night  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 多 is used 20 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 多 is used 473 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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タ : 439 words FIND ALL
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1. more or less; somewhat; a little; a few; some
noun
2. amount; quantity
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タ (read as だ) : 1 word FIND ALL
noun
type of male haircut (Edo period)
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おお : 33 words FIND ALL
1 2
many; numerous
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An additional 15 less common words include 多 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 180 (originally: 163)  Joy o' Kanji : 163  Key to Kanji: 691 

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タ   おお many   
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
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