noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. growing en masse in one location (of plants).
  2. living gregariously (of animals), living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc..

noun

Buddhist term.
  1. all animate creation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
群生 ぐんせい
ぐん
じょう
群生 ぐんじょう
群棲 ぐんせい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

flock, group, crowd
グン む.れる むら (5th, N2)
mister, you, ruler
きみ クン み (3rd, N3)
an official rank
イン おさ ただ.す (Kentei 1)
snout, hand
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
sheep
ひつじ ヨウ よ (3rd, N1)
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (1st, N5)