Refers to a group of people, often with a slightly derogatory or informal nuance. Commonly used as a suffix in words like 悪輩 (bad guys) or 若輩 (young people).
A group of students gathered and discussed it.
He hangs out with a bad crowd.
senior; superior; elder; older person; predecessor
junior; younger colleague; underclassman
produce many notable people; turn out people in large numbers · appear one after another; emerge in succession
young person; youngster · greenhorn; novice; inexperienced person
colleague; comrade; peer; equal
inferior; low-class person
we; us
worldlings; the crowd; common people
colleagues; fellows; comrades
guys; fellows
lowly person; insignificant person; person of humble means
group; company; companions
comrade; colleague; fellow member
underling; rank and file; low-ranking member
the aged; old people
The kanji 輩 originally meant 'comrade' or 'fellow' in classical Chinese. In Japanese, it developed into a suffix and standalone noun for a group of people, often with a negative connotation.