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Kotomora

群

flock, group, crowd, herd, swarm, cluster

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · grade 4FrequencyTop 2,000Strokes13

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

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  • 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

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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.