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Japanese symbol for “crowd”

Romaji: gun
group; bunch; crowd; throng

In Japanese, crowd is , read (gun).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, n-suf group; bunch; crowd; throng; swarm; band
  2. n, n-suf group (math)

Kanji and stroke order

flock, group, crowd
on: グン
kun: む.れる、む.れ、むら、むら.がる
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “crowd”

WordReadingMeaning
ひとで hitodecrowd; turnout
むれ muregroup; crowd; flock
ひとだかり hitodakaricrowd; throng
ぐんしゅう gunshuugroup (of people); crowd; horde
むれる mureruto crowd; to flock; to swarm

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ばつぐん batsugunoutstanding; excellent; exceptional
むれ muregroup; crowd; flock
ぐんしゅう gunshuugroup (of people); crowd; horde
しょうこうぐん shoukougunsyndrome
むらがる muragaruto swarm; to gather
たいぐん taigunlarge crowd; large herd; large flock

See also: Chinese symbol for “crowd”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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