Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N2

1012 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: flock, group, crowd, herd, swarm, cluster

Kunyomi: む.れる む.れ むら むら.がる

Onyomi: グン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: ひつじ

Meaning: sheep

Strokes: 6

Examples

Examples with audio

衆(ぐんしゅう)   group, crowd, throng, mob

(ぎょぐん)   school of fish

(いちぐん)   one group, one flock, one herd

(ばつぐん)   pre-eminent, outstanding

生する(ぐんせいする)   grow in a colony or group

れ(むれ)   group, crowd, flock, herd

れる(むれる)   flock, swarm [v.i.]

がる(むらがる)   swarm around [v.i.]

Onyomi Examples

グン group, bunch, crowd, throng, swarm, band, group

グンシュウ group (of people), crowd, horde, throng, mob, multitude

症候 ショウコウグン syndrome

ソウグン (geol) group

Kunyomi Examples

れる むれる to crowd, to flock, to swarm

むれ group, crowd, flock, herd, bevy, school, swarm, cluster (e.g. of stars), clump, pack (e.g. of dogs)

れる むれる to crowd, to flock, to swarm

むら gathering

がる むらがる to swarm, to gather

はむら leaves, foliage

いわむら rocky outcrop, jumble of rocks

がる むらがる to swarm, to gather