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How to say 'Group' in Japanese | 連中

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The Japanese word for Group is 'Renjuu', written as 連中 in Japanese.'Group' in hiragana is れんじゅう.

    word

    連中

    Meaning

    Group

    Reading

    れんじゅう

    renjuu

    Kanji

    連Take along 中Center

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '連中 (れんじゅう)' refers to a group of people, often with a slightly informal or colloquial tone. It can be used to describe a group of individuals, such as friends, colleagues, or even a crowd, but it sometimes carries a nuance of referring to people in a slightly dismissive or casual manner. For example: That group is always noisy「あの連中はいつもうるさい」(あのれんじゅうはいつもうるさい). I don't trust those people「あの連中は信用できない」(あのれんじゅうはしんようできない). The term is commonly used in everyday conversation but may not be suitable for formal contexts.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    2219

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 連中

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    連

    Meaning

    Take along

  • kanji

    中

    Meaning

    Center

Words Related to 連中 Through the Kanji 連

These 20 Words contain the Kanji 連 as well.

  • word

    連れる

    Meaning

    Take

  • word

    連れて行く

    Meaning

    Take

  • word

    連れて来る

    Meaning

    Bring

  • word

    関連

    Meaning

    Relation, Connection

  • word

    ソ連

    Meaning

    Soviet Union

  • word

    連合

    Meaning

    Alliance, Union

  • word

    国連

    Meaning

    UN

  • word

    連邦

    Meaning

    Federation

  • word

    一連

    Meaning

    Series

  • word

    連携

    Meaning

    Collaboration

  • word

    連

    Meaning

    Group

  • word

    連結

    Meaning

    Connection, Linkage

  • word

    連載

    Meaning

    Serialization

  • word

    連日

    Meaning

    Consecutive days

  • word

    連休

    Meaning

    Holiday

  • word

    連れ

    Meaning

    Companion

  • word

    連絡

    Meaning

    Contact

  • word

    連続

    Meaning

    Continuation

  • word

    連想

    Meaning

    Association

  • word

    連帯

    Meaning

    Solidarity

Words Related to 連中 Through the Kanji 中

These 45 Words contain the Kanji 中 as well.

  • word

    中

    Meaning

    Inside, Middle

  • word

    中国

    Meaning

    China

  • word

    中心

    Meaning

    Center

  • word

    中々

    Meaning

    Quite, Not easily

  • word

    中央

    Meaning

    Center, Middle

  • word

    中学生

    Meaning

    Middle school student

  • word

    中学校

    Meaning

    Junior high

  • word

    途中

    Meaning

    Midway, On the way

  • word

    中学

    Meaning

    Middle school

  • word

    背中

    Meaning

    Back

  • word

    世の中

    Meaning

    World

  • word

    水中

    Meaning

    Underwater

  • word

    空中

    Meaning

    Sky, Air

  • word

    お中元

    Meaning

    Mid year gift

  • word

    中世

    Meaning

    Middle ages

  • word

    中身

    Meaning

    Contents

  • word

    中間

    Meaning

    Middle, Interim

  • word

    集中

    Meaning

    Concentration

  • word

    夜中

    Meaning

    Midnight

  • word

    真ん中

    Meaning

    Middle

  • word

    最中

    Meaning

    Peak, Middle

  • word

    夢中

    Meaning

    Engrossed

  • word

    暑中見舞い

    Meaning

    Summer greeting

  • word

    日中

    Meaning

    Daytime, Japan China

  • word

    中年

    Meaning

    Middle age

  • word

    年中

    Meaning

    Year round

  • word

    中華

    Meaning

    China, Chinese

  • word

    中止

    Meaning

    Cancellation

  • word

    中古

    Meaning

    Used, Secondhand

  • word

    町中

    Meaning

    Town center

  • word

    中期

    Meaning

    Midterm, Mid phase

  • word

    中指

    Meaning

    Finger, Middle

  • word

    中立

    Meaning

    Neutrality

  • word

    真夜中

    Meaning

    Midnight

  • word

    真っ最中

    Meaning

    Midst

  • word

    中略

    Meaning

    Omission

  • word

    中流

    Meaning

    Middle class

  • word

    中断

    Meaning

    Interruption

  • word

    中継

    Meaning

    Broadcast, Relay

  • word

    女中

    Meaning

    Maid

  • word

    中途

    Meaning

    Midway

  • word

    中枢

    Meaning

    Center

  • word

    中級

    Meaning

    Intermediate

  • word

    中毒

    Meaning

    Addiction

  • word

    中旬

    Meaning

    Midmonth

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