Meaning

Primary

To Flock

Alternatives

To Crowd, To Swarm

Word Type

intransitive verb, ichidan verb

Explanation

Remember how 群れ is a flock? This is the verb version, and means to flock or to crowd together with a bunch of other people.

Reading

むれる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is the same as 群れ, so if you know that you can flock together the two memories in your brain.

Context

Context Sentences

どうして日本では、不良少年少女は、コンビニの前で群れる傾向があるんでしょうか。

I wonder why delinquent kids tend to hang out in front of the convenience stores in Japan.

Kanji Composition