人込(ひとご)み

人込(ひとご)み refers to a dense crowd of people, typically in a busy area like a shopping street, station, or festival. It emphasizes the uncomfortable density rather than the group itself.

Writing variants

Can be written as 人込(ひとご)み, 人混(ひとご)み, or 人(ひと)ごみ. All are common.

Common collocations

• 人込(ひとご)みを避(さ)ける: to avoid crowds
• 人込(ひとご)みに紛(まぎ)れる: to disappear into the crowd
• 人込(ひとご)みをかき分(わ)ける: to push through a crowd
• 人込(ひとご)みの中(なか): in the crowd
• 人込(ひとご)みが苦手(にがて): to dislike crowds

Similar words

• 群衆(ぐんしゅう): crowd, mob (more formal, often in news)
• 人波(ひとなみ): wave of people (emphasizes flow/movement)
• 雑踏(ざっとう): throng, hustle and bustle (literary)
• 混雑(こんざつ): congestion, crowding (broader, includes traffic)