Kanji 群: flock, group, crowd, herd, swarm, cluster

Key takeaways

Kanji 群: flock, group, crowd, herd, swarm, cluster. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

群

Meaning

flockgroupcrowdherdswarmcluster

On reading

グン

Kun reading

む.れるむ.れむらむら.がる

Radical

羊

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 群

flock, group, crowd, herd, swarm, cluster

Kanji structure breakdown

群

Structure breakdown

君 + 羊

Mnemonic story

Imagine a flock of sheep (羊) following their leader or ruler (君). This kanji represents a 'group' or 'flock' of animals or people gathered together.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

グン

群ぐん
group / cluster / crowd
群集ぐんしゅう
crowd / group / multitude

Kun reading

む.れる

群がるむらがる
to swarm / gather together
群れむれ
group / flock / herd / crowd

Commonly used words

群
ぐん
group / cluster / crowd
群集
ぐんしゅう
crowd / group / multitude
群がる
むらがる
to swarm / gather together
群れ
むれ
group / flock / herd / crowd

Example sentences

Example 1

鳥の群が空を飛んでいる。

Translation

A flock of birds is flying in the sky.

Example 2

数学の群は特別な構造です。

Translation

A group in mathematics is a special structure.

Example 3

駅に大きな群集が集まっている。

Translation

A large crowd is gathering at the station.

Example 4

群集の中で迷子になった。

Translation

I got lost in the crowd.

Kanji 群: flock, group, crowd, herd, swarm, cluster

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Kun reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

群 (ぐん): meaning and examples

群集 (ぐんしゅう): meaning and examples

群がる (むらがる): meaning and examples

群れ (むれ): meaning and examples