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たまる (tamaru) Japanese meaning: accumulate | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation たまる · godan verb (-ru)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary たまる たまらない Polite たまります たまりません Past polite たまりました たまりませんでした Past たまった たまらなかった Te-form たまって たまらないで Desire たまりたい たまりたくない Potential たまれる たまれない Passive たまられる たまられない Causative たまらせる たまらせない Causative passive たまらせられる also たまらされる たまらせられない also たまらされない Volitional たまろう Polite volitional たまりましょう Imperative たまれ たまるな Conditional たまれば たまらなければ Tara conditional たまったら たまらなかったら
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Dust has accumulated on the desk.
When stress piles up, you're more likely to get sick.
Unused apps have been piling up on my phone.
Usage patterns ストレスが 溜た まる for stress to build up
Lately work stress has been building up.
疲つか れが 溜た まる for fatigue to accumulate
With the night shifts continuing, my fatigue has been piling up.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 水みず が 溜た まる for water to collect in a place
Because of the rain, water has collected on the road.
仕し 事ごと が 溜た まる for work to pile up
While I was off, my work piled up.
お 金かね が 溜た まる for money to accumulate/be saved up
I've been saving a little each month, and the money has built up.
Expressions ひとたまりもない unable to resist; no match for; helpless against 凹くぼ き 所ところ に 水みず 溜た まる when conditions are right, things work out naturally · misfortune accumulates for those already in trouble Kanji 溜 collect, gather, be in arrears Transitive / intransitive Related words 積もる is typically used for things like snow or dust settling in layers, while 溜まる covers a wider range including liquids, work, stress, and money collecting.
溜まる focuses on things accumulating or piling up, whereas 滞る emphasizes the stoppage or delay that causes the buildup.
Don't confuse with· 5 留まる uses a visually similar kanji but means to stay or remain in place, whereas 溜まる means for things to accumulate or pile up.
止まる sounds similar and shares a kanji component but means to stop moving, unlike 溜まる, which means to accumulate.
溜まる shares the same reading and general idea of accumulation but is used for things like water, dust, or stress, whereas 貯まる is reserved for money or points being saved up.
Show 2 more Word family· 10 accumulation; pile; pool; collection · gathering spot; hangout · wrestler's waiting seat (sumo) · liquid runoff from miso preparation · tamari soy sauce
gathering spot; hangout; haunt
drift; pile-up · hangout for misfits; gathering place for dropouts
Written forms たまる Usage 63%
Kana spelling is standard; usually written in kana.
溜た まる Usage 33%
Kanji form is seen but less common than kana; lists it high priority, so it is acceptable for learners to recognize.
溜たま る Usage 3%
Rare abbreviated kanji form; not recommended for active use.
Etymology The historical derivation is uncertain; the kanji 溜 is conventionally associated with pooling or accumulating.
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溜まる sounds similar to 集まる but means things accumulate or pile up in one spot (like water or stress) rather than people/things converging from different places.
溜まる (to accumulate, pool up, as of water or stress) is pronounced identically to 堪る but has no shared meaning of enduring or being unbearable.
ひとたまり
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
stagnant water; standing water
