夥しい

• 読み: おびただしい
• ローマ字: obitadashii
• 漢字の分解: 夥 (ka) — numerous, many
• 発音: /o.bi.ta.da.ɕiː/

意味

Innumerable; vast; immense; enormous in number or quantity. Emphasises an overwhelming amount.

An i-adjective expressing that something exists in an overwhelmingly large quantity. Often used in written or literary contexts — 夥しい数の (an enormous number of), 夥しい量の血 (a vast amount of blood). Stronger than 多い (many) and carries a dramatic, sometimes alarming nuance. The kanji 夥 is uncommon and the word is sometimes written in hiragana.

例文

1. 台風の後、夥しい量のゴミが海岸に流れ着いた。
2. 事故現場には夥しい数の野次馬が集まっていた。
3. 古い図書館には夥しい蔵書が並んでいる。

使い方ガイド

場面: literary, news, descriptions, reports

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 夥 combines 多 (ta, many) and 果 (ka, fruit/result), reinforcing the sense of abundance. Historically used in classical literature to describe overwhelming quantities.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal