大 群(たいぐん)

たいぐん

noun

large group; swarm; horde

nature

1. large group; swarm; horde; throng

A very large number of people, animals, or things gathered or moving together.

イワシの大群(たいぐん)が現(あらわ)れた。

A huge school of sardines appeared.

バッタの大群(たいぐん)が農地(のうち)を襲(おそ)った。

A swarm of locusts attacked the farmland.

観光(かんこう)シーズンになると、大群(たいぐん)の観光客(かんこうきゃく)がこの島(しま)を訪(おとず)れる。

When tourist season arrives, throngs of tourists visit this island.

Composed of 大(たい) (large) + 群(ぐん) (group, flock). Used for impressively large numbers of living things — animals, insects, people — or sometimes objects. The word emphasizes the sheer scale of the group.

Common collocations

蝶(ちょう)の大群(たいぐん): a swarm of butterflies
大群(たいぐん)で押(お)し寄(よ)せる: to swarm in; to descend in large numbers
大群(たいぐん)が発生(はっせい)する: a large group/swarm appears

Similar words

群(む)れ: group; flock; herd — more neutral in size
集団(しゅうだん): group; mass — more organized, often used for people
群衆(ぐんしゅう): crowd; throng — specifically a crowd of people

Related Words

Compare: 群(む)れ (group)

Compare: 集団(しゅうだん) (group)

Compare: 群衆(ぐんしゅう) (crowd)

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Added 2026.4.1 6:38 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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