多おおめ

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective, noun

a little more; somewhat larger amount; a bit extra

Used to indicate a quantity, degree, or frequency that is slightly above normal or expected. Often appears with ～にする or as an adverb with に.

今日きょうはいつもより多おおめにご飯はんを食たべた。
Today I ate a little more rice than usual.
砂さ糖とうは多おおめに入いれてください。
Please put in a bit more sugar.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を多おおめに入いれるto put in a bit more of something
スープに塩しおを多おおめに入いれた。
I put a bit more salt in the soup.
〈物もの〉を多おおめに作つくるto make a bit extra of something
お客きゃくさんが多おおいので、ご飯はんを多おおめに作つくった。
Since we had a lot of guests, I made a bit extra rice.
多おおめの〈物もの〉a slightly larger amount of something
多おおめの水みずで麺めんをゆでてください。
Please boil the noodles in a slightly larger amount of water.

Kanji

多many, frequent, much
目eye, class, look

Related words

少すくなめ
Opposite meaning: 'a little less' or 'on the small side'. Formed with the same め suffix.
多おおめに見みる
Common idiomatic phrase meaning 'to overlook' or 'to be lenient', literally 'to look at with a bit more tolerance'.

Opposites

少すくなめN3
多め means a bit more than usual, while 少なめ means a bit less than usual, both formed with the め suffix.

Written forms

多おおめUsage94%
Standard spelling; the め suffix indicates a tendency or degree.
多おお目めUsage6%
Alternate kanji spelling; 目 is a common ateji for the め suffix, but 多め is more transparent.

Etymology

Formed from 多い (おおい, 'many/much') + the suffix め, which indicates a tendency or degree. The suffix め is derived from 目 (め, 'eye'), used here in a figurative sense to express 'a bit on the ~ side'.