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人集め (ひとあつめ, hitoatsume) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

人ひと集あつめ

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Meanings

1

gathering of people; crowd; throng

Refers to a large number of people assembled in one place, often for an event or purpose. Can also imply the act of gathering people.

祭まつりにはすごい人ひと集あつめができた。

Kanji

人person
集gather, meet, congregate

Related words

人ひと混ごみ
人混み emphasizes the congestion or crowdedness of a place, while 人集め focuses on the gathering itself or the act of assembling people.
群ぐん衆しゅう
群衆 is a more formal term for a crowd or multitude, often used in news or literary contexts, whereas 人集め is a common, everyday noun.

Built from

A huge crowd gathered for the festival.

ボランティアの人ひと集あつめに苦く労ろうした。

We struggled to gather volunteers.

+集あつめる

Etymology

Compound of 人 (ひと, 'person') and 集め (あつめ, the noun form of 集める 'to gather'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common pattern of noun formation from verb stems.