群れ|むれmure[2]odaka (tail-high)

1. noungroup; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school; swarm; cluster (e.g. of stars); clump; pack (e.g. of dogs)
   鳥とりは群むれをなして飛とんでいた。↗

   The birds were flying in a group.

• Synonym塊かたまりNeutralA lump or mass of things clumped together, also a crowd of people; leans toward physical clumps, while 「群れ」 leans toward groups of living things.
• Synonym群ぐんWrittenWritten/formal: a flock or cluster, mostly in compounds like 「群雀」; rarely used on its own.
• Synonym集団しゅうだんNeutralA collection of many people or things, as in 「集団行動」; leans toward people forming one whole, organized or not.
• SynonymグループNeutralLoanword for a small group or team, as in 「グループ活動」; leans toward people gathered for a purpose.
• Synonym仲間なかまNeutralCompanions or mates, as in 「仲間に入る」; animals too can be 「群れの仲間」. Focuses on the relationship between members, while 「群れ」 is the group itself.
• Synonym連中れんちゅうCasualColloquial: that bunch of people, as in 「あの連中」; often carries a dismissive tone.
• Synonym人だかりひとだかりNeutralA crowd gathered in one spot, as in 「人だかりができる」; leans toward the scene of people crowding together.
• Synonym一群いちぐんWrittenWritten/formal: a group, as in 「一群の人々」; more formal than 「群れ」.
• SynonymクラスターWrittenLoanword for a cluster, including an infection cluster; leans toward technical jargon.
• Synonym集まりあつまりNeutralA gathering or meeting, as in 「町内の集まり」; leans toward people coming together for a purpose.
• Synonym群衆ぐんしゅうWrittenWritten/formal: a large mass of people assembled, as in 「群衆心理」; refers to people only.
• Synonym一団いちだんWrittenWritten/formal: a body or party of people, as in 「一団となって」; leans toward people traveling or acting together.
• Synonym一味いちみWrittenWritten/formal: a gang or band of conspirators, mostly for criminals, as in 「強盗の一味」.
• Synonym輩やからNeutralA set of people, that lot, with a derogatory edge, as in 「不逞の輩」.
• Synonym群集ぐんしゅうWrittenWritten/formal: a crowd of people or a biological community; leans toward sociology and biology.
• Synonym一群れひとむれNeutralOne group, as in 「羊の一群れ」; stresses a single group and is used just like 「群れ」.
• Synonym人立ちひとだちNeutralPeople gathered together; rare in modern usage — say 「人だかり」 in everyday speech.
• SynonymモブCasualColloquial loanword for background characters or game mobs; mostly in anime, manga and games.
• Antonym単独たんどくNeutralActing alone or solo; the opposite of grouping together as 「群れ」 does.
• Antonym個こNeutralThe individual, as opposed to the group, as in 「個と集団」; the opposite pole to 「群れ」.

Use 「群れ」 for a group of animals or people that flock together, as in 「羊の群れ」. For human groups say 「集団」 or 「グループ」; for a crowd gathered in one spot, 「人だかり」; for companions, 「仲間」. Written alternatives include 「一群」「一団」「群衆」. The opposites are 「単独」 and 「個」.

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

1. 多おおくのものが集あつまっているもの。また、そのさま。特とくに生物せいぶつに用もちいる。
2. 仲間なかま。やから。主おもに相手あいてを見下みくだして言ゆう。