ku-adjective (archaic)
Archaic 'ku' adjective (classical Japanese). In modern Japanese, 多い (おおい) is used instead. Found in classical literature and old texts.
昔、この川には魚が多しと言われていた。
It was said that long ago there were many fish in this river.
古典の授業で「多し」という形容詞を習
We learned the adjective '多し' in classical Japanese class.
多し means 'many, numerous' while 少ない (the modern word) means 'few, little', expressing the opposite quantity.
Archaic kanji spelling for the classical adjective. The reading おおし is the standard modern representation.
Classical Japanese adjective. The root is related to modern 多い (おおい), with the archaic adjectival ending し.