多た様よう

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

Describes a wide range of types, kinds, or forms. Often used in formal or written contexts. Antonym: 一様 (uniform).

Antonyms: 一様

Related words· 9

様さま々ざまN3
様々 is a more everyday, slightly less formal way to say 'various', while 多様 leans toward academic or descriptive writing.
いろいろN5
色々 is casual, conversational 'various/many kinds', whereas 多様 is more formal and often used in structured or written contexts.
種しゅ々じゅN1
種々 is an older, bookish synonym for 'various kinds', similar in register to 多様 but even more formal and less common in speech.
多た種しゅ
多種 counts the number of distinct kinds something comes in, while 多様 stresses the diversity or variation among them, regardless of count.

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多た岐き
多様 is a broad, common word for diverse or varied, while 多岐 specifically emphasizes branching into many separate fields or directions.
多た元げん的てき
多様 highlights variety and difference itself, while 多元的 stresses that multiple independent systems or viewpoints coexist and are all given legitimacy.
多た彩さいN2
多様 stresses diversity in kind or nature (often abstract, like opinions or species), while 多彩 adds a vivid, often positive sense of rich variety.
多た様よう性せい
多様 is the na-adjective meaning 'diverse', while 多様性 is the noun form meaning 'diversity'.

Don't confuse with

多た用よう
多用 (frequent use, being busy) is pronounced identically to 多様 (diverse) but means something entirely different, so context alone distinguishes them.
多た様よう化かN1
多様 is a na-adjective meaning 'diverse' or 'varied', used to describe a state directly, whereas 多様化 is the noun/verb for the process of becoming that way.