多 Many

Radical Combination

• 夕

  Evening

Meaning

Primary

Many

Alternatives

Much, Lots Of

Mnemonic

How many evenings are there? There are many.

Hints

If you accidentally think "a lot" or something similar, that's okay too. It's the basic meaning that counts, and all these things are pretty close, though eventually you want to get to the point where you know that this kanji does in fact mean many.

Readings

On’yomi

た

Kun’yomi

おお

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

To remember the reading た we use the word "taco."

Let's start with the kanji meaning: many. You go outside in the evening (because that's what this kanji is made up of) and are surprised when you're hit by many tacos (た) flying from the sky. For some reason it's raining tacos, and of course you have no idea why.

Hints

The tacos pelt you and knock you off your feet. Hard shell, soft shell, meat, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese... it's terrible. And there are so many of them, flying from the sky to drown you in tacos. This is absolutely absurd (and you should think that too, so you remember the reading).