Japanese Conversation · Level 44
90 words
Japanese word
たまる
Pronunciation
Romajitamaru
Meaning
- verbgather
Example
駅前に人がたまります。eki mae ni hito ga ta ma ri ma su
People gather in front of the station.
More examples
週末になると、若者が公園にたまります。shū matsu ni na ru to waka mono ga kō en ni ta ma ri ma su
On weekends, young people gather in the park.
Core concept
It describes people or things collecting in one place until they form a noticeable group or amount.
Common phrases
人がたまるhito ga ta ma ru
people gather
Similar words
集まるatsumaru: People or things come together in one place.
群がるmuragaru: People or animals gather closely around a person or thing.
たむろするtamurosuru: People stay together in a place for a while, often without a specific purpose.
Definition in Japanese
人や物が一か所に集まって多くなること。hito ya mono ga ichi ka sho ni atsu ma tte ō ku na ru ko to
Word origin
たまる (tamaru) is a native Japanese verb related to ためる (tameru, "to make something accumulate"), with an intransitive meaning.
Usage tips
- In casual speech, 人がたまる (hito ga tamaru) can describe people hanging around a place, while 集まる (atsumaru) is the more neutral word for gathering.
Other meanings
- accumulateverb
- pile upverb
Opposites
- 散るchirudisperseverb
Related words
- たまりtamarigathering placenoun