群
群 — Flock
flock, group, crowd, herd, swarm, cluster
On’yomiグン (gun)
Kun’yomiむれる (mureru)
Kun’yomiむれ (mure)
Kun’yomiむら (mura)
Kun’yomiむらがる (muragaru)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 群
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 群 | ぐん gun | group; bunch; crowd |
| 群れ | むれ mure | group; crowd; flock |
| 抜群 | ばつぐん batsugun | outstanding; excellent; exceptional |
| 症候群 | しょうこうぐん shoukougun | syndrome |
| 群衆 | ぐんしゅう gunshuu | group (of people); crowd; horde |
| 群がる | むらがる muragaru | to swarm; to gather |
Study notes
群 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1012 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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