Kanji 衆 masses, great numbers, multitude 集 gather, meet, congregate Related words 雪崩なだれ Means 'avalanche' (snow). 群衆雪崩 is a metaphorical extension referring to a crowd disaster.
将しょう 棋ぎ 倒だお し Literally 'shogi piece fall'; a traditional term for a domino-like crowd collapse. 群衆雪崩 is a more modern, technical term.
Written forms 群ぐん 衆しゅう 雪崩なだれ
Standard kanji spelling. 群衆 means 'crowd' and 雪崩 means 'avalanche'.
群ぐん 集しゅう 雪崩なだれ
Variant kanji spelling using 群集 , which also means 'crowd'.
Etymology Compound of 群衆 (crowd) and 雪崩 (avalanche), literally 'crowd avalanche'. The term is a modern coinage used in disaster science.
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