群 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「羊」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「羊」
- On
- グン
- Kun
- む(れる)・む(れ)・むら(がる)
- Meaning
- group; flock; crowd
Origin
A phonetic-semantic compound: 君 gives the sound and 羊 (sheep) the meaning — animals that gather in flocks, hence 'group.'
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| グン | 群居・大群・抜群 |
|---|---|
| むれる | 群れる |
| むれ | 群れ |
| むら | 群すずめ・群千鳥・群がる |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 大群たいぐん
large herd, big crowd
- 群島ぐんとう
archipelago
Example
空を鳥の群れが飛んでいます。
A flock of birds is flying in the sky.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)