仲なか間ま集しゅう団だん

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Meanings

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noun

peer group

A social group consisting of individuals of similar age, status, or interests, often used in sociological or educational contexts.

思し春しゅん期きには仲なか間ま集しゅう団だんの影えい響きょうが大おおきくなる。
During adolescence, the influence of peer groups becomes stronger.

go-between, relationship

間interval, space

集gather, meet, congregate

団group, association

Similar words

同どう年ねん代だい
Refers to people of the same age group, but does not necessarily imply a formed group or social interaction.
友ゆう人じん関かん係けい
Focuses on individual friendships rather than the broader group dynamics implied by 仲間集団.

Etymology

Compound of 仲間 (nakama, 'companion, colleague') and 集団 (shūdan, 'group, collective'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward modern combination.