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group action; acting as a group; moving in a group
Behavior in which members of a group move or act together as a unit, rather than individually. Commonly used for school trips, tours, and situations where staying together as a group is expected or required.
団体行動が苦手だ。
I'm not good at group activities.
修学旅行では団体行動が基本です。
On school trips, moving as a group is the basic rule.
ツアーの間は団体行動を取ってください。
Please act as a group during the tour.
彼はマイペースな性格で、団体行動があまり得意ではない。
He has his own pace and isn't very good at moving with a group.
An important concept in Japanese social life, often emphasized in schools, tour groups, and organizations. Literally 団体 (group) + 行動 (action/behavior).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 団体行動を取る: to act as a group; to stay with the group
- 団体行動が苦手: not good at group activities
- 団体行動が得意: good at group activities
- 団体行動を乱す: to disrupt group discipline
- 団体行動の基本: the basics of group behavior
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 集団行動: collective/group behavior — very similar; often used in educational or psychological contexts, especially in describing children's development
- 単独行動: acting alone; solo action — the antonym
- 協調性: cooperativeness — the personal quality of being able to cooperate with others
CULTURAL NOTE:
Japanese schools place strong emphasis on 団体行動, especially during school trips where students must stay together, eat together, and follow group schedules. Saying that someone is bad at 団体行動 is a common way to describe an independent or individualistic personality.