Japanese word

まとまる

Pronunciation

Romajimatomaru

Meaning

  • verbbe settled

Example

話し合いで条件がまとまります。hana shi a i de jō ken ga ma to ma ri ma su

The terms will be settled through discussion.

Illustration for まとまる (be settled)

More examples

みんなの希望を聞いて、計画がようやくまとまりました。mi n na no ki bō o ki i te kei kaku ga yō ya ku ma to ma ri ma shi ta

After hearing everyone's wishes, the plan finally came together.

Core concept

It describes separate opinions, conditions, or parts reaching a stable arrangement instead of remaining unsettled.

Common phrases

  • 計画がまとまるkei kaku ga ma to ma ru

    a plan comes together

  • 企画がまとまるki kaku ga ma to ma ru

    a project takes shape

  • 内容がまとまるnai yō ga ma to ma ru

    the contents are finalized

Similar words

決まるkimaru: To reach a fixed decision or arrangement.
成立するseiritsusuru: To become valid as an agreement, plan, or other arrangement.
収まるosamaru: To reach a resolved state after a problem or dispute is handled.

Definition in Japanese

話し合いや調整を重ねた結果、意見や条件などが一つに整い、合意に達する。hana shi a i ya chō sei o kasa ne ta kek ka i ken ya jō ken na do ga hito tsu ni totono i gō i ni tas su ru

Word origin

まとまる (matomaru) is a native Japanese verb related to まとめる (matomeru, "to gather into one"), shifting the focus from organizing things to things becoming organized.

Usage tips

  • Japanese speakers use 話がまとまる (hanashi ga matomaru) when a discussion reaches agreement, so it describes a successful result rather than merely the end of a conversation.

Other meanings

  • come togetherverb
  • be completedverb

Opposites

  • 決裂するketsuretsusurubreak downverb

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