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人衆

English translation: Group

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Japanese term or phrase:人衆
English translation:Group
Entered by: Mari Hodges

02:43 Feb 6, 2007
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
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Japanese term or phrase: 人衆
The phrase is
未来図描く独創5人衆

from a series of articles about Honda's creativity and technology.

Is 人衆 just a group?
Mari Hodges
Local time: 22:54
Group
Explanation:
I did a quick Google and it appears it means "group" "combi" "ensemble" - that sort of connotation. A slightly more lofty way to say "group."

For instance, I could imagine that the Beatles "Fab Four" might use this word in a theoretical Japanese translation.
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Kurt Hammond
United States
Local time: 18:54
Grading comment
Thank you both!
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5team
humbird
2 +1Group
Kurt Hammond


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Group


Explanation:
I did a quick Google and it appears it means "group" "combi" "ensemble" - that sort of connotation. A slightly more lofty way to say "group."

For instance, I could imagine that the Beatles "Fab Four" might use this word in a theoretical Japanese translation.


    Reference: http://www.google.co.jp/search?hl=en&q=%E4%BA%BA%E8%A1%86+gr...
Kurt Hammond
United States
Local time: 18:54
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 47
Grading comment
Thank you both!

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agree  tyamamur: "Fab Four" is really good one! I see "衆" an expression for "group" in a friendly manner.
2 hrs
  -> Thank you and good point that the group is voluntary one and enjoys being together.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
team


Explanation:
You should not treat the word 人衆 from the number (of people) that preceeds no matter what the number is .... i.e. 3 人衆, 4人衆, etc. In this case 5人衆 is one word, no more no less.
Also it is not just a group that happen to be there put together. The formation of the group is rather an act manifested out of desire or willingness to be so.
It is something like the old movie "The Magnificient Seven" (of course in this case # of people involved are five).


humbird
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