募る (つのる, tsunoru) Japanese meaning: grow stronger | Kotomora

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募る · godan verb (-ru)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	募つのる	募つのらない
Polite	募つのります	募つのりません
Past polite	募つのりました	募つのりませんでした
Past	募つのった	募つのらなかった
Te-form	募つのって	募つのらないで
Desire	募つのりたい	募つのりたくない
Potential	募つのれる	募つのれない
Passive	募つのられる	募つのられない
Causative	募つのらせる	募つのらせない
Causative passive	募つのらせられるalso 募つのらされる	募つのらせられないalso 募つのらされない
Volitional	募つのろう
Polite volitional	募つのりましょう
Imperative	募つのれ	募つのるな
Conditional	募つのれば	募つのらなければ
Tara conditional	募つのったら	募つのらなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

grow stronger; intensify; worsen

Describes feelings, desires, or abstract conditions becoming more intense or severe. Often used with nouns like 思い, 不安, 寒さ.

故こ郷きょうへの思おもいが募つのる。

Kanji

募recruit, campaign, gather (contributions)

Related words· 6

強つよまるN2sense 1
強まる is a general word for anything becoming stronger (wind, strength, feelings), while 募る is limited to feelings, desires, or abstract conditions intensifying.
募ぼ集しゅうN3sense 2
募集する is the formal, businesslike word for official recruitment, while 募る can describe a broader, less formal call for participation.
高たかまるN2sense 1
高まる describes emotions or expectations rising, similar to 募る, but 募る carries a stronger sense of mounting pressure or unease.
呼よび掛かけるN2sense 2
呼びかける means to appeal to people directly (often in speech), while 募る focuses on the act of gathering contributions, opinions, or participants.

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深ふかまるN2sense 1
深まる emphasizes a feeling becoming deeper or more profound, whereas 募る stresses it becoming more intense or urgent.
集あつめるN5
募る means to solicit or recruit (donations, volunteers) through an appeal, while 集める simply means to bring things together.

Opposites

収おさまるN1sense 1
収まる means a feeling or condition subsides and calms down, the opposite of 募る, where it grows stronger and more intense.

Don't confuse with

慕したうN1
慕う shares a similar-looking kanji with 募る but means to yearn for or adore someone, unlike 募る's meaning of intensifying or soliciting.

Word family

冷ひえ募つのる
get colder; become chilled
吹ふき募つのる
blow harder and harder; blow with increasing intensity
言いい募つのる
argue vehemently; insist strongly; press one's point
降ふり募つのる
rain harder; snow harder

Written forms

募つのるUsage66%
Standard kanji spelling for both intransitive and transitive uses.
つのるUsage34%

Etymology

The kanji 募 means 'recruit' or 'gather'. The verb 募る likely developed from the idea of something gathering or accumulating, leading to both intransitive (feelings intensifying) and transitive (soliciting contributions) uses.

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