集団行動(しゅうだんこうどう)

しゅうだんこうどう
noun
group action; collective behavior
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1. group action; collective behavior; acting as a group
Behavior or actions performed together as a group rather than individually. An important concept in Japanese schools and workplaces, where coordinated group activity is emphasized.
集団行動(しゅうだんこうどう)が苦手(にがて)だ。
I'm not good at group activities.
学校(がっこう)では集団行動(しゅうだんこうどう)の大切(たいせつ)さを学(まな)ぶ。
At school, you learn the importance of group behavior.
災害時(さいがいじ)には落(お)ち着(つ)いて集団行動(しゅうだんこうどう)を取(と)ることが求(もと)められる。
During a disaster, people are expected to remain calm and act as a group.

Compound of 集団(しゅうだん) (group/collective) + 行動(こうどう) (action/behavior). Common collocations: 集団行動(しゅうだんこうどう)を取(と)る (to act collectively), 集団行動(しゅうだんこうどう)が苦手(にがて) (to be bad at group activities). In Japanese education, 集団行動(しゅうだんこうどう) is actively taught and practiced, including synchronized marching and group exercises during sports festivals. Contrasts with 個人行動(こじんこうどう) (individual action) and 単独行動(たんどくこうどう) (acting alone).

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Compare: 団体行動(だんたいこうどう) (group action)
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Added 2026.3.24 13:42 · Revised 2026.10.10 15:54
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