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群れ居る (むれいる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to crowd in ; to gather in a group
Describes people or animals assembling and staying in one place, often with a sense of being packed together. Somewhat literary or descriptive; in casual speech, 集まる or 群がる are more common.
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The birds are gathered in a flock on the tree.
Written forms 群む れ 居い る Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling; 群れ (crowd) + 居る (to be present).
群むれ 居い る
Variant spelling using 群 directly; less common but still used.
Similar words 群むら がる 群がる emphasizes swarming or thronging around something, often with a nuance of disorderly crowding. 群れ居る focuses more on the state of being gathered and staying in one place.
集あつ まる 集まる is the general word for 'to gather' and is more common in everyday speech. 群れ居る is more specific to crowding together and has a slightly literary feel.
Etymology Compound of 群れ (mure, 'crowd, group') and 居る (iru, 'to be, to exist'). The verb 居る is used in its classical sense of 'to be present' rather than the modern animate existence verb.
