JLPT N2 · 13 strokes
Kanji 群: "flock, group, crowd"
The kanji 群 means "flock, group, crowd, herd, swarm, cluster". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read グン in on'yomi and む.れる, む.れ, むら, むら.がる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
グン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
む.れるむ.れむらむら.がる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | flock, group, crowd, herd, swarm, cluster |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 1012 of 2,501 |
Common words with 群
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 群れgroup; crowd; flock; herd
- 群group; bunch; crowd; throng · group
- 抜群outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished
- 群がるto swarm; to gather
- 群衆group (of people); crowd; horde; throng
- 大群large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school
- 群れるto crowd; to flock; to swarm
- 一群group; flock; crowd; herd · wide expanse (of flowers)
- 症候群syndrome
- 群集crowd; community; group; herd
- 群を抜くto surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
- 群生growing en masse in one location (of plants) · living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.
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