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JLPT N1 · Noun

連中 (renchuu)

連中 (れんちゅう, renchuu) is a Japanese noun meaning “company; lot”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
れんちゅう
Romaji
renchuu
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. company; lot; people; bunch; gang · noun · familiar or derogatory

Example sentences

あの連中には近づいてはいけないよ。
You must steer clear of that gang.
Tatoeba #230420

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

Kanji in 連中

連
take along, lead, joinレン・つら.なる・つら.ねる · 10 strokes
中
in, inside, middleチュウ・なか・うち · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 連中.

連絡れんらくcontacting連れるつれるto take (someone) with one関連かんれんrelation連想れんそうassociation (of ideas)連続れんぞくcontinuation連れつれcompanion連合れんごうunion国連こくれんUnited Nations一連いちれんseries連休れんきゅうconsecutive holidays連日れんじつday after day連帯れんたいsolidarity連邦れんぽうfederation (of states)連盟れんめいleague

Source: JMdict entry 1559700 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.