► 副詞
ごみごみ [(1)ごみごみ] [coll] meaning: crowded rank: 3
☆ ごみごみした東京の下町 ⇨ The crowded narrow streets of the old towns of Tokyo (☛ Crowded in a small space)
► 動詞
混む [(1)こむ] meaning: crowded rank: 1
☆ あの店はいつも混んでいる ⇨ That store is always busy, full of customers
混雑 [(1)こんざつ] [混雑する] meaning: crowded rank: 2
☆ 渋谷はいつも混雑している ⇨ Shibuya is always crowded
ごった返す [(4)ごったがえす] meaning: crowded rank: 2
☆ 夕方の駅は家に帰る人達でごった返していた ⇨ The evening station was so crowded with many people going home (☛ Crowded, with people moving around in different directions)
混み合う [(3)こみあう] meaning: crowded rank: 4
☆ 渋谷駅はいつも混み合っている ⇨ Shibuya station is always very crowded
乱立 [らんりつ] [乱立する] meaning: crowded rank: 4
☆ 駅の周辺には雑居ビルが乱立している ⇨ There are numerous commercial buildings around the station (built without a proper city planning)
☆ 選挙には各種候補が乱立している ⇨ There are many candidates with different policies running in the election in great confusion (☛ Disapproving. Note 立つ means to run for election in Japanese)
► 名詞
混雑 [(1)こんざつ] meaning: crowded rank: 2
☆ 店の中は大混雑だった ⇨ The inside of the store was so crowded
雑踏 [ざっとう] meaning: crowded rank: 4
☆ 都会の雑踏 ⇨ The crowdedness (and unfriendliness) of a big city (☛ Literally “rough treading”. Unlike “hustle and bustle”, it focuses on the unfriendliness of crowd)