What is the Kanji for 'Multitude'? | 衆

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Multitude', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Multitude' is 衆.

kanji

衆

Meaning

Multitude

Reading

onyomiしゅ

shu

しゅう

shuu

Parts

血Blood 乑

Example Word

衆議院: House of Representatives. The Japanese noun '衆議院 (しゅうぎいん)' refers to the 'House of Representatives', which is the lower house of Japan's bicameral parliament, the National Diet. It is one of the two legislative chambers, the other being the House of Councilors (参議院, さんぎいん). The House of Representatives holds significant power, including the ability to override decisions made by the House of Councillors in certain situations. For example: The bill was passed by the House of Representatives「その法案は衆議院で可決された」(そのほうあんはしゅうぎいんでかけつされた). Members of the House of Representatives are elected by the public「衆議院議員は国民によって選ばれる」(しゅうぎいんぎいんはこくみんによってえらばれる).

Radical

血

Stroke Count

JLPT

Grade

Frequency

610

Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 衆

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

kanji

血

Meaning

Blood

component

乑

Words Using 衆

This kanji is used in 8 words:

word

民衆

Meaning

Masses

word

大衆

Meaning

Masses

word

公衆

Meaning

Public

word

衆議院

Meaning

House of Representatives

word

観衆

Meaning

Crowd

word

群衆

Meaning

Crowd

word

衆

Meaning

Crowd

word

合衆

Meaning

Federation

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What does 衆 mean?

衆 means 'Multitude'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N1 exam.

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