Japanese symbol for “flock”
群れ
むれ
Romaji: mure
group; crowd; flock; herd
In Japanese, flock is 群れ, read むれ (mure).
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
- n group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “flock”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 群れる | むれる mureru | to crowd; to flock; to swarm |
| 一群 | いちぐん ichigun | group; flock; crowd |
| 集る | たかる takaru | to gather; to crowd round; to swarm |
| 繰り出す | くりだす kuridasu | to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to flock |
| 毛くず | けくず kekuzu | flock; (bits of) down |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抜群 | ばつぐん batsugun | outstanding; excellent; exceptional |
| 群衆 | ぐんしゅう gunshuu | group (of people); crowd; horde |
| 症候群 | しょうこうぐん shoukougun | syndrome |
| 群がる | むらがる muragaru | to swarm; to gather |
| 大群 | たいぐん taigun | large crowd; large herd; large flock |
See also: Chinese symbol for “flock”.
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.