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群

Flock
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingグン
Kun readingむ.れる、むれ、むら
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5Level 39

Meanings

  1. flockRtK
  2. cluster
  3. crowd
    彼は群集を押し分けて進んだ。He cruised his way through the crowd.tatoeba
    彼は群集をかき分けつき進んでいった。He pushed his way through the crowd.tatoeba
  4. group
  5. herd
  6. swarm
  1. bunch
  2. throng

Homonyms

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Same reading (ぐん)
軍 · army郡 · district

Popular Usage

群集

Radicals and components

Radical羊sheep
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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old boy · mop · mouth (口) · sheep (羊)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1247

Compound words

群集ぐんしゅう
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering
魚群ぎょぐん
school of fish; shoal of fish
群れむれ
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy
群像ぐんぞう
lively group (esp. of young people); dynamic bunch; group
群島ぐんとう
island group; archipelago
抜群ばつぐん
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled
群衆ぐんしゅう
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob
群がるむらがる
to swarm; to gather
群れるむれる
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
症候群しょうこうぐん
syndrome
亜群あぐん
subgroup
一群いちぐん
group
群棲ぐんせい
growing en masse in one location (of plants)
群盗ぐんとう
group of robbers
群雄ぐんゆう
rival chiefs
群落ぐんらく
community/colony
群聚ぐんしゅう
crowd
大群たいぐん
large group/horde
一群れひとむれ
group
可換群かかんぐん
Abelian group
群馬縣ぐんまけん
Gunma Prefecture (Kanto area)
繰込み群くりこみぐん
renormalisation group
群発地震ぐんぱつじしん
swarm earthquakes
群雄割拠ぐんゆうかっきょ
rivalry of local warlords

Additional Examples

彼は抜群の騎手だ。
He is out and away the best jockey.tatoeba
彼は群衆の中を力ずくで進んでいった。
He muscled his way through the crowd.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Flock, group. Sheep 羊 + 君 (leader) — a flock following its leader.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 群

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