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Meaning of 集る(たかる) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

集る
Kana Reading
たかる
Romaji
takaru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ru` ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to gather; to crowd round; to swarm; to flock
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to extort from; to sponge off

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain
集る
Plain Polite
集ります
Negative
集らない
Negative Polite
集りません

Past

Plain
集った
Plain Polite
集りました
Negative
集らなかった
Negative Polite
集りませんでした

Te

Plain
集って
Plain Polite
集りまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
集られる
Plain Polite
集られます
Negative
集られない
Negative Polite
集られません

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JLPT 4

gather, meet, congregate, swarm, flock

On: シュウ

Kun: あつ.まる, あつ.める, つど.う

12 strokes

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