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群れ (むれ, mure) Japanese meaning: group | Kotomora
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I saw a flock of birds in the sky.
A crowd of people had formed in front of the station.
Usage patterns 〈 動どう 物ぶつ 〉 が 群む れを 作つく る for animals to form a group/flock/herd
Wolves form packs to hunt.
群む れで 行こう 動どう する to act/move as a group
Fish often move together in schools.
群む れから 離はな れる to stray/break away from the herd
A fawn strayed away from the herd.
群む れに 紛まぎ れる to blend into a crowd/group
The culprit blended into the crowd and fled.
Related words· 6 集団 describes a more formal or organized group, while 群れ often implies a looser, more natural gathering (esp. of animals).
群衆 refers specifically to a large crowd of people, whereas 群れ can describe animals, objects, or people alike.
大勢 refers specifically to a large number of people, whereas 群れ can also describe animals and objects gathered together.
一団 is a more literary word for a single body or party of people acting together, while 群れ is the everyday term and applies more broadly to animals and things too.
Show 2 more 群れ is the everyday standalone word for a flock, herd, or crowd of living things, while 群 is more common as a suffix or in technical/compound usage.
群れ is a general word for any group or flock of animals, while 魚群 refers specifically to a school of fish.
Written forms 群む れ Usage 95%
むれ Usage 5%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
Etymology Derived from the verb 群れる (むれる, to crowd together). The noun form 群れ refers to the resulting group.
stand in clusters; grow thickly together
Show 4 more play in a group; frolic together
crowd together; gather in a group
fly in flocks; fly in large numbers
gather in large groups; flock together; swarm
