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寄せ集め (よせあつめ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
mishmash ; jumble ; odds and ends
Refers to a collection of disparate, often low-quality or random things gathered together. Can be used for physical objects, people, or ideas. Often carries a slightly negative or dismissive tone, implying a lack of coherence or careful selection.
引ひ き 出だ し の 中なか は 寄よ せ 集あつ め の 文ぶん 房ぼう 具ぐ で いっぱい だ 。
The drawer is full of odds and ends of stationery.
Written forms 寄よ せ 集あつ め Usage 95%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
よせあつめ Usage 5%
寄よせ 集あつ め
Less common variant without the okurigana せ.
Kanji 寄 draw near, stop in, bring near 集 gather, meet, congregate Similar words ごちゃ 混ま ぜ ごちゃ混ぜ emphasizes a chaotic, messy mixture, often physical, while 寄せ集め focuses on the act of gathering disparate items, often with a nuance of low quality or randomness.
寄よ せ 集あつ める 寄せ集める is the transitive verb meaning 'to gather together (odds and ends)', while 寄せ集め is the resulting noun.
Etymology Compound of 寄せ (yose, the continuative form of 寄せる 'to bring near, collect') + 集め (atsume, the continuative form of 集める 'to gather'). Literally 'gathering and collecting', referring to a collection of miscellaneous items.
