gathering; place where people gather
Refers to a group of people congregating, or the location where they gather. Often used for informal or idle gatherings.
Young people are gathering in front of the station.
police station; camp; barracks
Archaic term for a police station or military camp/barracks. Not used in modern Japanese.
あの公園は夜になると不良のたむろになる。
That park becomes a hangout for delinquents at night.
In the Edo period, a police station was located here.
gather; assemble; hang out
gather; assemble; hang out · assemble (troops); be stationed; be quartered
gather; hang out; loiter · assemble (troops); be stationed; be quartered
Standard kanji form for the reading たむろ.
Kana spelling is sometimes used, especially in informal writing.
Alternate kanji form; less common than 屯.
The origin is uncertain. The kanji 屯 originally means 'to gather' or 'camp', which aligns with the word's meanings. The reading たむろ may be derived from たむら (village or group), but the exact derivation is unclear.