たいしゅう
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. general public; the masses
Kanji used
large
a lot of people
Pitch accent
いしゅう
Top 12700
Composed of
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
Used in vocabulary (22 in total)
popular (among the general public); populist; plebian; low-brow; widely liked
popularization; popularisation
ordinary people; general public; public at large
cheap restaurant; eating place (house)
mass culture; pop culture; popular culture; culture of the people (as opposed to the elite)
down-market; popular; mass-market
novel for the masses; popular fiction; pulp
mass-market newspaper; tabloid newspaper
popular entertainment; mass entertainment; public amusement
mass movement; popular movement
low-cost car designed for the mass market; economy car; popular car
Socialist Masses Party (1932-1940)
over-the-counter drug
to sell out to the masses
(adopting) a popular line; (taking) a populist line
mass (labor) negotiation; mass bargaining session; public negotiation
Examples (10 in total)
Newspapers distribute information to the public.
The true makers of history are the masses.
Public opinion governs the president's decisions.