群
flock, group, crowd, herd, swarm, cluster
Readings
On'yomi
- グン
Kun'yomi
- む.れる
- む.れ
- むら
- むら.がる
Nanori
- ぐり
- ぐ
- こお
- こおり
- ごうり
Meaning
群 centers on a gathering of living things: a flock of birds, a herd of animals, a crowd of people, or a cluster of similar items. The idea is many individuals coming together as one group.
Most common words using 群
20 of 329- 群ぐんN1
group; bunch; crowd; throng; swarm; band; herd; school (of fish)
- 群馬ぐんま
Gunma (prefecture)
- 抜群ばつぐんN1
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty); beyond compare
- 症候群しょうこうぐん
syndrome
- 群れむれN2
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school; swarm; cluster (e.g. of stars); clump; pack (e.g. of dogs)
- 群がるむらがるN2
to swarm; to gather
- 群衆ぐんしゅうN1
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
- 大群たいぐん
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm; horde
- 群集ぐんしゅうN1
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
- 群生ぐんせい
growing en masse in one location (of plants)
- 群青ぐんじょう
ultramarine
- 群像ぐんぞう
lively group (esp. of young people); dynamic bunch
- 群島ぐんとう
island group; archipelago
- 群々ムラムラ
irresistibly; suddenly
- 群れるむれるN1
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
- 一群いちぐん
group; flock; crowd; herd
- 群発ぐんぱつ
repeated occurrence
- 群雄割拠ぐんゆうかっきょ
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
- 群がりむらがり
crowding together; grouping together; swarming; crowd; group; swarm
- 群落ぐんらく
many communities (villages); cluster of plants
Study
Etymology
群 combines 君 (lord, ruler) and 羊 (sheep). The traditional explanation is that a lord gathers and leads a flock of sheep, giving the idea of a group or herd.
Meaning mnemonic
A lord (君) stands beside his sheep (羊), gathering them into a flock. Together they form a group, herd, or crowd.
Reading mnemonic
For グン, imagine a group of sheep being herded by a lord who shouts 'Goon!' to keep them together: Goon -> グン.