連中|れんちゅうrenchuu[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouncompany; lot; people; bunch; gang; pack; guys; group; folksfamiliar or derogatory
   あの連中れんちゅうには近ちかづいてはいけないよ。↗

   You must steer clear of that gang.
2. nountroupe; company (of musicians)

• Synonym仲間なかまNeutralCompanions or friends, neutral to warm; 「連中」 means 'that bunch' and often sounds casual or dismissive.
• SynonymグループNeutralLoanword for a group or team, neutral and objective, fine even in formal settings; 「連中」 is casual and often dismissive.
• Synonym集団しゅうだんNeutralA group or mass, neutral and objective, and it can cover things as well as people; 「連中」 is for people only, with a casual tone.
• Synonym一味いちみNeutralAccomplices or a gang, usually derogatory, as in 「犯人の一味」, stressing complicity; 「連中」 just means 'that bunch', not necessarily in league.
• Synonym社中しゃちゅうWrittenPeople within a company, or fellow students of tea ceremony, flower arrangement, poetry; close to 「連中」 read 「れんじゅう」 for a performing troupe.
• Synonym群れむれNeutralA flock, herd or swarm of animals, or people — often derogatory when applied to people; 「連中」 is people only, casual or dismissive.
• Related一党いっとうWrittenA faction or group, also a single political party; strongly written/formal. 「連中」 is the casual spoken way to say 'that bunch'.
• Related党派とうはNeutralA faction of people sharing views or interests, mostly in politics; 「連中」 is the casual spoken label for 'that bunch'.
• RelatedサークルNeutralLoanword for a club or circle of people with shared interests, also a circle shape; 「連中」 is a casual way to say 'that bunch'.
• Related党とうNeutralRead 「たむろ」: a place where people gather or a garrison — it denotes the place; 「連中」 denotes the people gathered.
• Related同人どうじんNeutralPeople of shared tastes, a coterie, or the person mentioned earlier; 「連中」 casually labels a bunch without stressing common interests.
• Related閥ばつWrittenAn exclusive clique built on family or school ties, often a suffix as in 「学閥」; 「連中」 is a casual label for 'that bunch'.
• Related徒党ととうWrittenA clique formed to plot something, strongly derogatory, as in 「徒党を組む」; 「連中」 is merely a casual or dismissive label.
• Related会派かいはWrittenA faction within an assembly of members with similar views, also a religious sect; 「連中」 is the casual spoken label.
• Related朋党ほうとうWrittenWritten style: a small group formed over doctrine or interests, usually derogatory; 「連中」 is casual spoken usage.
• Related私党しとうWrittenWritten style: a faction that lacks official recognition or exists for private gain; 「連中」 is the casual spoken label.
• Related一群れひとむれNeutralA group of people or animals, or a wide spread of flowers, stressing clustering; 「連中」 is for people only, with a casual tone.
• Related閥族ばつぞくWrittenWritten and rare: a distinguished family or a clan forming a faction; 「連中」 is the casual spoken label.
• Antonym個人こじんNeutralAntonym: the individual person, opposed to 「連中」 as group versus individual; common in formal and legal contexts too.
• AntonymひとりNeutralAntonym: one person or being alone, opposed to 「連中」 in number; the everyday word you will use most.

Use 「連中」 for 'that bunch' — casual, often with a dismissive edge. For companions say 「仲間」; for neutral groups 「グループ」 or 「集団」; for accomplices 「一味」. The written faction words (「一党」「党派」「会派」「朋党」「私党」「閥」) suit politics and formal prose, 「徒党」 adds a plotting nuance. 「社中」 covers company or artistic circles, 「サークル」 clubs, 「同人」 coteries, 「一群れ」「群れ」 flocks. Opposites: 「個人」, 「一人」.

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1. （主おもに「れんちゅう」）連づれ。仲間なかま。
2. （主おもに「れんじゅう」）芸能げいのうにおいて音曲おんぎょくなどを演出えんしゅつする一座いちざ。