マスmasu

1. nounmassesp. in art contexts
2. prenominal modifiermass (media, production, etc.)

• Related集団しゅうだんNeutralA group of people or things gathered together; can stand alone. 「マス」 leans toward the masses or mass scale, mostly in compounds like 「マスコミ」.
• Related集まりあつまりNeutralA gathering or meeting, or people and things that have come together; common in both speech and writing. 「マス」 is about mass scale, not a gathering.
• Related群衆ぐんしゅうNeutralA large crowd of people gathered in one place. 「マス」 means the anonymous masses, who need not be gathered anywhere.
• Related群ぐんNeutralA group of similar things, often a suffix as in 「症候群」; also a group in mathematics. 「マス」 leans toward the masses.
• Related集合体しゅうごうたいWrittenWritten/formal prose: a whole formed by many individual parts coming together. 「マス」 leans toward the masses or large volume, mostly as the first part of compounds.

For the masses or mass production, use 「マス」, mostly in compounds like 「マスメディア」 and 「マスプロ」. Use 「集団」 for a group, 「群衆」 for a crowd of people, and 「集まり」 for a gathering.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 集団しゅうだん、集あつまり、多数たすう、大量たいりょう、大衆たいしゅう。複合語ふくごうごの前まえの部分ぶぶんとなることが多おおい。
2. 絵画かいがや彫刻ちょうこくなどの芸術げいじゅつでひとつのまとまりとして知覚ちかくされる部分ぶぶん。マッス。