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Masses Great General Public 衆 シュウ、シュ おお.い Numbers

Kanji
Onyomi シュウ、シュ
Kunyomi おお.い
English masses, great numbers, multitude, populace
Examples 大衆(たいしゅう): general public; the masses
衆議院(しゅうぎいん): lower house; House of Representatives
観衆(かんしゅう): spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
群衆(ぐんしゅう): group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
公衆(こうしゅう): the public; general public
衆(しゅう): masses; great number; the people
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade 6
Frequency 450
Components 血: blood
人: person
Number of Strokes 12
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 143
Radical Strokes 6
Radical Reading ち・ちへん
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword masses
Koohii Story 1 Masses of zombies, splattered with blood. (any zombie movie).
Koohii Story 2 When the masses are hurt, say in a natural disaster like an earthquake, they can be seen everywhere dragging their bloody rags.

Tags: jlpt.n1, grade6, kanjifreq251-500

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