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密集
Meaning in Englishcrowd, close formation, dense
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What it means
密集 means a state in which things are packed closely together, producing high density; it is used to describe crowds, populations, and densely arranged spaces.
Main meanings
- Dense or crowded condition of people, structures, or items
- High density in a region's population or layout
- As a verb, 密集する to crowd together or become densely packed
How to use it
Used in formal and neutral discourse to describe density or crowding; common collocations include 人口密集, 都市密集, 建物密集. In descriptions, 実施状況や都市計画の文脈で用いられる。短い表現として密集度, 密集した地域なども使われる。
Variants and close terms
- 密集 — misshū: dense or crowded
- 混雑 — konzatsu: crowding, congestion
- 人口密集 — jinkō misshū: dense population
- 高密度 — kōmitsudo: high density
Composition
- 密 mitsu — close, dense; 宀 roof indicates enclosure
- 集 shū — to gather, assemble
- 密集 as a compound means a dense gathering of people or objects
Word class
Noun, suru-verb (名詞, する動詞)
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Related words by kanji and components
N1
密か
hisoka
secret, private, surreptitious
N2
～集
～shuu
collection of ~
N2
集会
shuukai
meeting, assembly
N2
集金
shuukin
money collection
N2
集合
shuugou
gathering, assembly
N2
全集
zenshuu
complete works
N2
編集
henshuu
editing, compilation, editorial (e.g., committee)
N2
募集
boshuu
recruitment
N3
集団
shuudan
group, collective, crowd
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