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群がる (むらがる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

群むらがる

む

ら

が

る

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

swarm; gather in crowds; flock

Describes people, animals, or insects gathering in large numbers, often with a sense of crowding or swarming around something.

観かん光こう客きゃくがお寺てらの前まえに群むらがっていた。
Tourists were swarming in front of the temple.
ハエが食たべ

物もの

に

群むら

がっ

て

いる

。

Flies are swarming around the food.

Written forms

群むらがるUsage89%
Standard kanji form; high priority.
むらがるUsage11%
叢むらがる
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
簇むらがる
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Kanji

群flock, group, crowd
叢plexus, clump of bushes, thicket
簇group, crowd, swarm

Similar words

集あつまる
集まる is a general verb for gathering or assembling, without the connotation of crowding or swarming that 群がる carries.
群むれる
群れる also means to crowd or flock, but is often used for animals or people moving in groups; 群がる emphasizes gathering around a specific point or object.

Etymology

Derived from 群れ (むれ, 'group, crowd') + がる (suffix indicating a state or tendency). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since classical Japanese.