日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji

N2

Meaningsmasses, great numbers, multitude, populace
On'yomiシュウ、シュ
Kun'yomiおお
Strokes12
Radical

Compounds

  • spectators, onlookers, members of the audience

  • the public, general public

  • great numbers (of people), numerical superiority, masses, people

Example sentences

  • Under the Constitution, the lower chamber's resolutions override those of the upper chamber.

  • The people revolted against their rulers.

  • The people revolted against the tyranny.

  • He addressed the audience in a soft tone.

  • He began to address the audience slowly.

  • About eighty thousand spectators packed into the stadium last night.

  • The revolutionary government, while raising troops from the masses and fighting a defensive battle, established a republic and executed Louis XVI.

  • He addressed a large audience.