01
公衆
こうしゅう
public
Meanings
- masses
- great numbers
- multitude
- populace
Readings
Onyomi
- シュウ
- シュ
Kunyomi
- おお.い
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Useful words
02
大衆
たいしゅう
general public
03
民衆
みんしゅう
people
04
聴衆
ちょうしゅう
audience
05
観衆
かんしゅう
spectators
06
群衆
ぐんしゅう
crowd
Compare Kanji
01民Meaning84%people, nationPeople as citizens in 民 belong beside the masses or populace in 衆.02群Meaning82%flock, groupA group shown by 群 is smaller and clearer than the multitude in 衆.03集Meaning79%gather, meetGathering in 集 shows the action that can create the crowd of 衆.04多Meaning75%many, frequentThe quantity idea behind 衆 is clearest in 多.05個Pair80%individual, counter for articles個 is one individual; 衆 is the crowd, a useful scale contrast.06人Meaning72%personThe idea of people in 人 is multiplied into the many-person sense of 衆.