Kanji

群

flock, group, crowd, herd, swarm, cluster

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

羊部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

グン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

むれる, むれ, むら, むらがる

Nanori (Name Reading)

とも, むら, むれ, もと

Common Readings

グン, むら, む…れ, む…れる

Example sentences

群れ むれ
羊の群れが草原でのんびりと草を食べている。

A flock of sheep is leisurely eating grass in the meadow.

成す なす
渡り鳥が空で大きな群れを成している。

Migratory birds are forming a large flock in the sky.

群 ぐん
その島には、野生の馬の群が生息している。

A herd of wild horses lives on that island.

抜群 ばつぐん
彼女は抜群の運動神経を持っている。

She has outstanding reflexes.

切れ味 きれあじ
この包丁は切れ味が抜群だ。

This kitchen knife has outstanding sharpness.

群がる むらがる
甘い香りに誘われて、蜂が群がっている。

Attracted by the sweet scent, bees are swarming.

大群 たいぐん
渡り鳥の大群が、南の空へと飛んでいった。

A large flock of migratory birds flew toward the southern sky.

椋鳥 むくどり
夕暮れ時になると、街路樹に椋鳥の大群が集まってくる。

When evening comes, a large flock of starlings gathers in the roadside trees.

群衆 ぐんしゅう
広場には大きな群衆が集まっていた。

A large crowd had gathered in the square.

呼びかける よびかける
彼は群衆にボランティア活動への参加を呼びかけた。

He called out to the crowd to participate in the volunteer activities.

Example Vocabulary

群れ

むれ

group; flock; herd; swarm

群

ぐん

group; herd; flock; cluster; mathematical group

抜群

ばつぐん

outstanding; excellent; preeminent

群がる

むらがる

to swarm; to crowd; to gather in a group

大群

たいぐん

large flock; great herd; large crowd

群衆

ぐんしゅう

crowd; throng; multitude

群れる

むれる

to gather in a group; to cluster together

症候群

しょうこうぐん

群を抜く

ぐんをぬく

群生

ぐんせい

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