群 衆(ぐんしゅう)

ぐんしゅう

noun

crowd; throng; mob

1. crowd; throng; mob

A large gathering of people, often in a public space. Can be neutral or carry negative connotations of an uncontrolled or anonymous mass.

群衆(ぐんしゅう)が広場(ひろば)に集(あつ)まった。

A crowd gathered in the plaza.

群衆(ぐんしゅう)の中(なか)で迷子(まいご)になりそうだった。

I almost got lost in the crowd.

警察(けいさつ)は興奮(こうふん)した群衆(ぐんしゅう)を抑(おさ)えるのに苦労(くろう)した。

The police struggled to control the agitated crowd.

A somewhat formal or literary word for a large gathering of people. In everyday speech, 人込(ひとご)み or 人(ひと)だかり are more common for neutral crowds.

Common collocations

群衆(ぐんしゅう)が集(あつ)まる (a crowd gathers)
群衆(ぐんしゅう)に紛(まぎ)れる (to blend into the crowd)
群衆(ぐんしゅう)心理(しんり) (mob mentality)

Usage

群衆(ぐんしゅう) often appears in news reports and literary contexts. It can imply an anonymous, faceless mass and is commonly used when describing demonstrations, riots, or large public events.

Related Words

Compare: 雑踏(ざっとう) (crowd)

Compare: 暴徒(ぼうと) (rioter)

Compare: 大群(たいぐん) (large group)

Compare: 人(ひと)だかり (crowd)

Compare: 人波(ひとなみ) (wave of people)

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