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連中 (れんちゅう, renchuu) Japanese meaning: group | Kotomora
連れん 中ちゅう also: れんじゅう · れんぢゅう
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That bunch is always late.
The guys next door are so noisy I can't sleep.
Usage patterns 連れん 中ちゅう とつるむ to hang around with a bunch/gang of people
You'd better stop hanging around with that bunch.
連れん 中ちゅう を 率ひき いる to lead a troupe (of performers)
The troupe leader led the group on a tour around the country.
〈 事こと 〉 をする 連れん 中ちゅう the bunch of people who do (something)
It's better not to get close to people who do bad things.
連れん 中ちゅう に 加くわ わる to join a troupe/group
He joined the troupe at a young age.
Related words 仲間 is a neutral word for companions or colleagues, while 連中 often carries a familiar or dismissive tone toward the group.
奴ら is more bluntly derogatory and masculine in tone, whereas 連中 can be used casually by anyone without being as harsh.
一味 specifically suggests a gang or group of conspirators/criminals, while 連中 is broader and doesn't necessarily imply wrongdoing.
面々 is a more formal or literary word that respectfully lists each member of a group, unlike the familiar or derogatory 連中.
連中 is a blunt, often dismissive term for a group of people, while 輩 can be neutral or slightly negative depending on context.
Etymology Developed from 連衆（れんじゅう）, “a company or group of associates,” through the change of じゅう to ちゅう. The reading れんじゅう preserves the older form.
