衆
great numbers, masses, multitude, populace
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
12 / 12
Information
Grade:6
Strokes:12
JLPT:1
Frequency:450
Vocabulary
シュ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 群衆 | グンシュ | group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude |
| 衆徒 | シュト | many priests; (Heian era) monk-soldiers |
| 衆愚政治 | シュグセイジ | mobocracy; mob rule; ochlocracy |
| 大衆部 | ダイシュブ | Mahasamghika (early Buddhist movement) |
| 衆道 | シュドウ | male homosexuality; pederasty |
シュウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 観衆 | カンシュウ | spectators; onlookers; members of the audience |
| 公衆 | コウシュウ | the public; general public |
| 公衆衛生 | コウシュウエイセイ | public health; public hygiene; sanitation |
| 公衆電話 | コウシュウデンワ | public telephone; pay phone |
| 衆院 | シュウイン | House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan) |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 衆 | しゅう | great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique; bunch |
| 衆 | しゅ | great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique; bunch |
| 群衆 | ぐんじゅ | group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude |
| アメリカ合衆国 | アメリカがっしゅうこく | United States of America |
| 伊達衆 | だてしゅう | dandy; gallant; chivalrous person |
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