烏合の衆

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
烏 合 衆
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Jinmeiyō 		ごう
Grade: 2 		しゅう
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Etymology[edit]

From Literary Chinese 烏合之眾 (wūhézhīzhòng), from the Tōkan Kanki (東観漢記, Chinese: 東觀漢記 Dongguan Hanji).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) うごーのしゅ​う [ùgóó nó shúꜜù] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝɡo̞ː no̞ ɕɨᵝː]

Noun[edit]

烏(う)合(ごう)の衆(しゅう) • (ugō no shū) ←うがふのしゆう (ugafu no syuu)?

  1. disorderly group of people; mob; rabble

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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