溜
collect, gather, be in arrears
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
20 of 41- 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
Study
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.