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KanjiN1Grade 6 · 小612 strokesRadical 血#450 in newspapers

衆 · masses, great numbers

衆 is a kanji meaning masses, great numbers, multitude, populace. It has 12 strokes and is on the JLPT N1 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • シュウshū
  • シュshu

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • おおいōi

Practise the N1 kanji

In 第14巻 JLPT N1, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 衆 · 6 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 衆
WordReadingMeaningLevel
衆しゅうmasses, peopleN3
公衆こうしゅうthe publicN2
観衆かんしゅうspectators, audienceN1
群衆ぐんしゅう(social) group, crowd, mobN1
大衆たいしゅうgeneral publicN1
衆議院しゅうぎいんLower House, House of RepresentativesN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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