輩・族|やからyakara[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounparty (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

• Synonym一味いちみNeutralAccomplices, typically in wrongdoing; disparaging, as in 「強盗の一味」.
• Synonym群れむれNeutralA flock or herd, typically of animals; it can also mean a contemptible pack of people.
• Related仲間なかまNeutralFriends or companions: the everyday word, neutral and rather warm.
• Related同士どうしNeutralAdded to a noun to mean 'among themselves' or 'of the same kind', as in 「友達同士」; it focuses on the mutual relationship.
• Related同志どうしNeutralLike-minded comrades sharing an ideal; it has a positive ring.
• Related一党いっとうNeutralA party or band of people, seen as a group; neutral.
• Related連中れんちゅうCasualColloquial 'that lot, those guys', sometimes slighting, but also used casually for one's own people, as in 「うちの連中」.
• Related一味いちみNeutralAccomplices, typically in wrongdoing; disparaging, as in 「強盗の一味」.
• Related同類どうるいNeutralOf the same kind, or of the same crowd; stresses shared nature and often disparaging.
• RelatedグループNeutralA loanword for a group or team; neutral, with no contempt.
• Related朋輩ほうばいWrittenWritten: 「朋輩」 are fellow pupils or co-workers, stressing a relationship among equals; 「輩」 points at a group, usually with contempt.
• Related同輩どうはいNeutralPeers of the same rank or generation; neutral, with no contempt.
• Related儕輩さいはいWrittenWritten: companions or peers; uncommon, and without contempt.
• Related徒党ととうNeutralA clique banded together for selfish ends, as in 「徒党を組む」; disparaging.

Use 「輩」 (read やから) for 'that sort, those people' with contempt, as in 「不逞の輩」. The neutral word for companions is 「仲間」; peers are 「同輩」, a clique is 「徒党」, and a bunch of people is 「連中」.

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1. 同おなじ目的もくてきや種類しゅるいで集あつまった人々ひとびとの集あつまり。
2. 親族しんぞくや一族いちぞくなどの血縁けつえん集団しゅうだん。