JLPT N1 · Noun

大衆 (taishuu)

大衆 (たいしゅう, taishuu) is a Japanese noun meaning “general public; the masses”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: たいしゅう
Romaji: taishuu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

general public; the masses · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

その問題は大衆を当惑させた。

The problem puzzled the public.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 大衆

大

large, bigダイ・タイ・おお-・おお.きい · 3 strokes

衆

masses, great numbers, multitudeシュウ・シュ・おお.い · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 大衆.

大勢おおぜいcrowd of people大人おとなadult大学だいがくuniversity大切たいせつimportant大変たいへんvery大きいおおきいbig大きなおおきなbig大使館たいしかんembassy大丈夫だいじょうぶsafe大好きだいすきliking very much大抵たいていmostly大事だいじimportant大体だいたいgenerally大分だいぶconsiderably

Source: JMdict entry 1414050 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.