JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 衆: "masses, great numbers, multitude"
The kanji 衆 means "masses, great numbers, multitude, populace". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read シュウ, シュ in on'yomi and おお.い 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)
シュウシュ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おお.い
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 | masses, great numbers, multitude, populace |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 450 of 2,501 |
Common words with 衆
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 民衆people; populace; masses
- 衆great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses · people; folk; clique; bunch
- 群衆group (of people); crowd; horde; throng
- 大衆general public; the masses
- 公衆the public; general public
- 観衆spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
- 聴衆audience; attendance; hearers
- 公衆電話public telephone; pay phone
- 衆目all eyes; public attention
- 若い衆young man; youth; lad · servant boy; young shopboy
- 衆人環視all eyes (of the public); (in) full view of the public; (with) everyone looking on; (focus of) public attention
- 衆議院House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
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