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Kotomora

溜

collect, gather, be in arrears

StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes13

Readings

On'yomi

  • リュウ

Kun'yomi

  • た.まる
  • たま.る
  • た.める
  • したた.る
  • たまり
  • ため

Meaning

溜 centers on accumulation: collecting or gathering things together, or falling behind as payments pile up.

Most common words using 溜

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  • 溜まるたまる
    N3

    to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

  • 溜めるためる
    N2

    to amass; to accumulate; to store

  • 溜まりたまり
    N1

    pile; pool; collection

  • 溜まり場たまりば

    gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out

  • 溜めため

    cesspool; sink; manure sink

  • 溜池ためいけ

    reservoir; pond

  • 掃き溜めはきだめ

    rubbish heap; garbage dump

  • 溜め込むためこむ

    to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

  • 肥溜めこえだめ

    tank for holding human waste (used for fertilizer); night-soil reservoir; cesspool; cesspit

  • 溜飲りゅういん

    acid reflux; bile reflux; pyrosis; stomach acid (when it enters the esophagus); heartburn; indigestion; water brash

  • 吹き溜まりふきだまり
    N1

    drift (of snow, leaves, etc.)

  • ガス溜まりガスだまり

    accumulation of gas; gas pocket

  • ゴミ溜めごみため

    garbage dump; scrap heap; rubbish dump; dump; dumpsite

  • マグマ溜りマグマだまり

    magma reservoir

  • 一溜まりひとたまり

    holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own

  • 一溜まりもないひとたまりもない

    unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)

  • 一溜まりもなくひとたまりもなく

    easily (beaten, destroyed, etc.); without difficulty; helplessly; without the least resistance

  • 乾溜かんりゅう

    dry distillation

  • 凹き所に水溜まるくぼきところにみずたまる

    when the right conditions are fulfilled, things will turn out well on their own; a sunken place will collect water

  • 分解蒸溜法ぶんかいじょうりゅうほう

    cracking

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Etymology

溜 combines 氵 (water) with 留 (stop, detain), suggesting water that is detained or collected in one place. The exact historical development of the compound is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

Water 氵 detained 留 in a basin: it collects and gathers there, like unpaid bills piling up.

Reading mnemonic

For リュウ, imagine a flowing river (流, りゅう) that collects water in a pool: 流 -> リュウ, and the water gathers there.