# 群 — flock; crowd

群 means “flock; crowd”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: グン (gun). Kun'yomi: む(れる) (mureru), むら(がる) (muragaru). You'll see it in words such as 群 (gun, “group; bunch”).

- Meaning: flock; crowd
- On'yomi: グン (gun)
- Kun'yomi: む(れる) (mureru), むら(がる) (muragaru)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Numbers & amounts 2

## How to remember 群

Parts: 君 you (to a junior) · 羊 sheep

## Words with 群

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 群 | ぐん (gun) | group; bunch |
| 群れ | むれ (mure) | group; crowd |
| 群がる | むらがる (muragaru) | to swarm; to gather |

## Don't confuse it with

[羞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/be-ashamed/) · [善](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/virtuous/) · [着](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/arrive/) · [差](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/difference/)

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 2” set

[群](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/flock/) · [双](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/twin/) · [片](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/one-side/) · [兆](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/trillion/) · [零](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/zero/) · [皆](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/everyone/) · [冊](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/counter-for-books/) · [匹](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/counter-for-small-animals/) · [粒](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/grain/)

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