衆 — kanji meaning “masses”
衆
masses, great numbers, multitude, populace
- Meanings
- masses, great numbers, multitude, populace
- On'yomi
- シュウ (shuu)、シュ (shu)
- Kun'yomi
- おお.い
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #450 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 143
- Chinese reading
- zhòng — Chinese character page
Words with 衆
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大衆 | たいしゅう taishuu | general public; the masses |
| 民衆 | みんしゅう minshuu | people; populace; masses |
| 衆議院 | しゅうぎいん shuugiin | House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan) |
| 公衆 | こうしゅう koushuu | the public; general public |
| 聴衆 | ちょうしゅう choushuu | audience; attendance; hearers |
| 観衆 | かんしゅう kanshuu | spectators; onlookers; members of the audience |
| 群衆 | ぐんしゅう gunshuu | group (of people); crowd; horde |
| 衆院 | しゅういん shuuin | House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan) |
| 合衆国 | がっしゅうこく gasshuukoku | federation; federal state |
| 衆人 | しゅうじん shuujin | the people; the public |
| 衆目 | しゅうもく shuumoku | all eyes; public attention |
| 衆参 | しゅうさん shuusan | House of Representatives and House of Councillors; both houses of the Diet |
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