1.
crowd (of people)
A large gathering of people in one place.
人込みが苦手です。
I don't like crowds.
人込みを避けて歩いた。
I walked avoiding the crowd.
駅前は人込みで賑わっていた。
The area in front of the station was bustling with crowds.
Can be written as 人込み, 人混み, or 人ごみ.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 人込みを避ける (to avoid crowds)
- 人込みに紛れる (to disappear into the crowd)
- 人込みをかき分ける (to push through a crowd)
- 人込みの中 (in the crowd)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 群衆 - crowd, mob (more formal)
- 人波 - wave of people
- 雑踏 - throng, hustle and bustle