Quick answer
群 is the kanji for "Herd". A common reading is む.れる (mureru). You can also practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Herd
Also : Group · Crowd · Flock · Swarm
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
13 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 群 represents 'FLOCK'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of flock.
On-reading: ぐん — remember this sound by associating it with flock. Kun-reading: む.れる.
Example Sentences
渡り鳥の群れが空を飛んでいく様子は、壮観でした。
わたりどりのむれがそらをとんでいくようすは、そうかんでした。
The sight of a flock of migratory birds flying through the sky was magnificent.
群衆の中から彼を探し出すのは、至難の業でした。
ぐんしゅうのなかからかれをさがしだすのは、しなんのわざでした。
Searching him out from the crowd was an extremely difficult task.
Vocabulary using 群
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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