群れ

• 読み: むれ
• ローマ字: mure
• 漢字の分解: 群 (gun/mure) — group, flock, cluster
• 発音: /mɯ.ɾe/

意味

Flock; herd; swarm; pack; crowd. A collective group of animals or people moving or gathered together.

A yamato kotoba noun from the verb 群れる (mureru, to flock together). Used broadly across species — a 群れ of birds is a flock, of fish a school, of cattle a herd, of wolves a pack, and of people a crowd or mob. In behavioural ecology, 群れ dynamics (collective movement, murmuration, shoaling) are a major research area. The word can carry a slightly negative nuance when applied to people, suggesting mindless conformity.

例文

1. 数百羽の椋鳥が夕暮れの空に群れを成し、複雑な模様を描きながら飛んでいた。
2. 野生のシカが群れで移動する場面は、秋の山中ではよく見られる光景だ。
3. イワシの群れがキラキラと光を反射しながら、水中を一体となって泳いでいた。

使い方ガイド

場面: nature, wildlife, biology

トーン: descriptive

起源と歴史

Native Japanese word (yamato kotoba). The noun 群れ derives from the verb 群れる, itself related to the classical root expressing gathering or clustering. The kanji 群 (gun) represents a flock of animals gathered in one place.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal